Police arrest nine students
By Erica Sagon
Asst.
City Editor
P olice entered a house Tuesday to arrest one person for minor consumption
but ended up arresting 12 people including nine Purdue students on drug
and alcohol charges.
According to Lt. Ron Faith with the Tippecanoe
County Sheriff's Department, police discovered drug and alcohol paraphernalia
at 4 a.m. at 431 N. Chauncey Ave. in West Lafayette.
West Lafayette police Capt. Michael Francis
said police found 30 grams of marijuana, one gram of cocaine, 40 hits
of LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms and alcohol at the residence. According
to Faith, ketamine, a drug used as a sedative in veterinary clinics, was
also found at the residence.
Francis said this drug has recently been
stolen from veterinary clinics in Tippecanoe County and surrounding areas,
and police will be looking into a possible connection between the stolen
drugs and the drugs found at the residence.
Six of the Purdue students arrested were
freshmen. One was a sophomore and two were juniors.
According to police reports, the Purdue
students are:
• Ryan Hicks, 19, freshman in the
School of Science, 432 N. Chauncey Ave.; charged with maintaining a common
nuisance, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, minor consumption,
possession of marijuana under 30 grams, reckless possession of paraphernalia.
• Richard Melville, 18, freshman in
the School of Education, 431 N. Chauncey Ave.; charged with maintaining
a common nuisance, minor consumption, felony possession of marijuana.
• Andrew Mason, 23, junior in the
School of Technology, 427 N. Chauncey Ave.; charged with visiting a common
nuisance.
• Patrick Rodman, 22, junior in the
School of Agriculture, 320-209 Brown St.; charged with visiting a common
nuisance.
• Jason Swartz, 19, freshman in the
School of Management, 312 Cary Quad NW; charged with visiting a common
nuisance and minor consumption.
• Brooke Dull, 19, freshman in the
School of Consumer and Family Sciences, 407-A McCutcheon Hall; charged
with visiting a common nuisance, minor consumption and resisting law enforcement.
• Ryanne Litka, 19, freshman in the
School of Liberal Arts, 126 Northwest Meredith Hall; charged with visiting
a common nuisance and minor consumption.
• Sonya Lehman, 18, freshman in the
School of Consumer and Family Sciences, 1799 Harrison Hall; charged with
visiting a common nuisance and minor consumption.
• Shannon Doherty, 19, sophomore in
the School of Consumer and Family Sciences, 400 N. River Rd #603.; charged
with visiting a common nuisance and minor consumption.
Others charged were:
• James Dick, 21, 558 S. Columbia
St., Frankfort, Ind.; pending charge on possession of cocaine and charged
with visiting a common nuisance.
• Arian Saghafi, 19, 400-18 Northwestern
Ave.; charged with minor consumption and visiting a common nuisance.
• Erin Carrosquero, 19, 246 S. Salisbury
Apt. 9; charged with visiting a common nuisance and minor consumption.
Joe Bennett, vice president of University
relations, said the names of the arrested Purdue students will be passed
on to the dean of students. Bennett said he has no official information
about the students involved, and that he was first informed of the incident
by an Indianapolis TV station.
Faith said Tuesday evening that most of
those who were arrested had posted bond.
Francis said the confiscated items from
the residence will be reviewed and further charges are possible.
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