Five defendants accused of being involved in an alleged Penn State fraternity-led cocaine trafficking ring waived their formal arraignment hearings, according to court documents.

Agostino Abbatiello, Thomas Robinson, Robert Zanolla, Mohammed Huraibi, and Paul Robinson each indicated they will not be present at the Centre County Courthouse on Wednesday for the previously scheduled formal arraignments.

According to court documents, Thomas Robinson, Zanolla, Huraibi, and Paul Robinson all intend to plead not guilty. Thomas Robinson and Zanolla requested jury trials. Huraibi and Paul Robinson did not.

Whether Abbatiello — the alleged ringleader of the drug operation who made $123,500 in drug money according to a grand jury presentment — plans to plead not guilty remains unknown.

The defendants’ next court appearances are scheduled for November 16 for pretrial conferences, according to court documents.

Abbatiello, Thomas Robinson, Zanolla, and Huraibi are among the 14 charged in August in connection with the alleged drug-trafficking operation tied to Penn State fraternities.

Thomas Robinson faces 21 felonies and 10 misdemeanors, including one felony count of conspiracy to violate Pennsylvania’s corrupt organizations law, one count of conspiracy to deliver drugs, and one first-degree felony count of dealing.

Abbatiello currently faces 11 felony charges, including two first-degree and one third-degree, relating to multiple counts of possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy.

Zanolla and Huraibi also face felony charges for their involvement.

Paul Robinson is the one charged in the case who is not a current or former Penn State student. He has claimed his innocence since the charges were first filed in August.

“I have not lived a perfect life by any means, but the claims and reports about me are not true. I respect the law more than anyone as those that know me I think would say,” Paul Robinson said in a statement released to reporters Monday. “I tried to do everything right after my son was arrested 2 years ago, and I look forward to telling what actually happened when we have that opportunity.”

Paul Robinson’s attorney, Mike DeRiso, told Onward State on Monday that he has “a number of motions ready to go” for the arraignments.

DeRiso said the fact that the prosecutors haven’t provided a witness that can establish what was in the safe is “troubling.” The expected motions will clarify the direction the prosecutors plan to take, DeRiso said.