Dharun Patel will go to trial in February over a 15-count indictment on hate crime charges . He has turned down a plea deal that would have allowed him to avoid jail time . His roommate , Anthony Clementi , later killed himself , jumping from the George Washington Bridge . He 's not guilty . The plea deal would have required 600 hours of community service , among other things .
Dharun Patel will go to trial in February over a 15-count indictment on hate crime charges . He has turned down a plea deal that would have allowed him to avoid jail time . His roommate , Anthony Clementi , later killed himself , jumping from the George Washington Bridge . The plea deal would have required 600 hours of community service , among other things .