Spring Break
Police arrest 10 students on drug charges
Chris Gillon
Issue date: 5/18/02 Section: News
Last Friday, UConn police arrested 10 students on a variety of drug charges after an investigation on campus that police say lasted over a month. A press release by the police department said the arrests were "part of a continuing effort to address substance abuse on the UConn campus."
Police Maj. Ronald Blicher did not comment on the arrests or the investigation, citing that the court had sealed all arrest warrants when students were arraigned on Monday.
Three of the 10 arrests took place in the Hilltop section of campus, while others were made in North Campus, Towers and South. Two others were made off campus and out-of-town. According to UConn Police, the following students were arrested in the drug raids:
6:17 a.m.: Police arrested Brian Miller, 20, of Simsbury, in Ellsworth Hall. Miller was charged with illegal sale of marijuana, illegal possession of marijuana, illegal possession of marijuana with the intent to sell, interference with a search warrant, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than four ounces of marijuana, interfering with a police officer and assault on a police officer. Miller posted $70,000 bail.
8:36 a.m.: Police arrested Nicholas Kurple, 20, of Middlebury, in Hale Hall. Kurple was charged with three counts of illegal sale of a hallucinogen (Ecstasy), illegal sale of a narcotic (Heroin), illegal sale of a narcotic (Demerol), conspiracy to sell a hallucinogen, conspiracy to sell a narcotic, accessory to the sale of a narcotic, accessory to sale of a hallucinogen, illegal possession with the intent to sell a hallucinogen, illegal possession of a narcotic, illegal possession of a hallucinogen and illegal possession of a narcotic. Kurple's bond was set at $350,000.
8:39 a.m.: Police arrested Colin Whitehead, 19, of Coventry, in Hale Hall. Whitehead was charged with illegal sale of a narcotic (Hydrocodone Bitartrate), illegal sale of a narcotic (Vicodin), illegal sale of marijuana, illegal possession of a narcotic with the intent to sell, illegal possession with the intent to sell marijuana, illegal possession of a narcotic (Hydrocodone Bitartrate), illegal possession of a narcotic (Vicodin), illegal possession of marijauna, possession of less than four ounces of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, operating a drug factory and conspiracy to commit forgery. Whitehead posted $190,000 bail.
Police Maj. Ronald Blicher did not comment on the arrests or the investigation, citing that the court had sealed all arrest warrants when students were arraigned on Monday.
Three of the 10 arrests took place in the Hilltop section of campus, while others were made in North Campus, Towers and South. Two others were made off campus and out-of-town. According to UConn Police, the following students were arrested in the drug raids:
6:17 a.m.: Police arrested Brian Miller, 20, of Simsbury, in Ellsworth Hall. Miller was charged with illegal sale of marijuana, illegal possession of marijuana, illegal possession of marijuana with the intent to sell, interference with a search warrant, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than four ounces of marijuana, interfering with a police officer and assault on a police officer. Miller posted $70,000 bail.
8:36 a.m.: Police arrested Nicholas Kurple, 20, of Middlebury, in Hale Hall. Kurple was charged with three counts of illegal sale of a hallucinogen (Ecstasy), illegal sale of a narcotic (Heroin), illegal sale of a narcotic (Demerol), conspiracy to sell a hallucinogen, conspiracy to sell a narcotic, accessory to the sale of a narcotic, accessory to sale of a hallucinogen, illegal possession with the intent to sell a hallucinogen, illegal possession of a narcotic, illegal possession of a hallucinogen and illegal possession of a narcotic. Kurple's bond was set at $350,000.
8:39 a.m.: Police arrested Colin Whitehead, 19, of Coventry, in Hale Hall. Whitehead was charged with illegal sale of a narcotic (Hydrocodone Bitartrate), illegal sale of a narcotic (Vicodin), illegal sale of marijuana, illegal possession of a narcotic with the intent to sell, illegal possession with the intent to sell marijuana, illegal possession of a narcotic (Hydrocodone Bitartrate), illegal possession of a narcotic (Vicodin), illegal possession of marijauna, possession of less than four ounces of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, operating a drug factory and conspiracy to commit forgery. Whitehead posted $190,000 bail.