NEWSWIRE
Undercover police officers bust 17 Texas Christian students after a six-month investigation prompted by complaints from students, parents and others at the Fort Worth school.
 Fort Worth Police Capt. Ken Dean talks at a news conference Wednesday about his department's involvement in the investigation and arrests of 17 students involved in an alleged drug dealing ring at TCU. (Paul Moseley / MCT / 15) |
Staff and wire reports
Authorities arrested 17 students in a sweeping drug sting at Texas Christian University on Wednesday, a bust that included four members of the Horned Frogs football team who are accused of selling marijuana to undercover officers during the season and as recently as a few weeks ago.
Police in Fort Worth said that the 17 people who were arrested were caught making "hand-to-hand" sales of marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs to undercover officers. They said the bust followed a six-month investigation prompted by complaints from students, parents and others.
The arrests stunned the campus community, coming one day after a thrilling overtime victory by the men's basketball team and less than 24 hours after TCU released its football schedule for next season, its first in the Big 12 Conference. TCU has an enrollment of about 9,500 students, but the involvement of the athletes drew the most scrutiny.
"There are days people want to be a head football coach, but today is not one of those days," Coach Gary Patterson said. "As I heard the news this morning, I was first shocked, then hurt and now I'm mad."
Three prominent defensive players on the team were arrested: linebacker Tanner Brock, the leading tackler two seasons ago, defensive tackle D.J. Yendrey and cornerback Devin Johnson. The other player is offensive lineman Ty Horn.
Police said they had not determined whether the four were selling to their teammates or other athletes, though the arrest affidavits raise the possibility.
ETC.
Gwynn recovering from surgery for cancer
Surgeons at UC San Diego Thornton Hospital said that cancer removal surgery performed on Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn "went extremely well," but it is too early to determine a long-term prognosis.
It could take up to 18 months for Gwynn to regain movement and function on the right side of his face, Drs. Robert Weisman and Jeffrey Harris said in a statement.
Weisman removed a cancerous growth and scar tissue from previous therapies that encased a nerve controlling movement on the right side of Gwynn's face. Harris then grafted a nerve from Gwynn's neck to the remainder of the nerve in the face and the skull.
Initial indications are that the cancer has not spread, the doctors said. Gwynn, a former San Diego Padres star and now the baseball coach at San Diego State, remains in the hospital.
? Tony Perry
After nearly four weeks on administrative leave, Harry Welch has been reinstated as football coach at Santa Margarita High, the school said in an email to families.
Diocese of Orange spokesman Stephen Bohannon also confirmed Welch's return.
Welch was put on administrative leave last month. Orange County Sheriff's investigators were at the school after receiving an anonymous tip that Welch had been accused of pushing or shoving a player in December. The Orange County district attorney's office declined to file charges.
Santa Margarita, which won the Pac-5 Division championship and CIF state championship Division I bowl game, has faced scrutiny and controversy after three assistant coaches in the football program were dismissed since the bowl game because of drug possession charges.
? Eric Sondheimer
Connecticut basketball Coach Jim Calhoun will be out at least three more games while he receives treatment for his ailing back, the school said.
Police in Fort Worth said that the 17 people who were arrested were caught making "hand-to-hand" sales of marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs to undercover officers. They said the bust followed a six-month investigation prompted by complaints from students, parents and others.
The arrests stunned the campus community, coming one day after a thrilling overtime victory by the men's basketball team and less than 24 hours after TCU released its football schedule for next season, its first in the Big 12 Conference. TCU has an enrollment of about 9,500 students, but the involvement of the athletes drew the most scrutiny.
"There are days people want to be a head football coach, but today is not one of those days," Coach Gary Patterson said. "As I heard the news this morning, I was first shocked, then hurt and now I'm mad."
Three prominent defensive players on the team were arrested: linebacker Tanner Brock, the leading tackler two seasons ago, defensive tackle D.J. Yendrey and cornerback Devin Johnson. The other player is offensive lineman Ty Horn.
Police said they had not determined whether the four were selling to their teammates or other athletes, though the arrest affidavits raise the possibility.
ETC.
Gwynn recovering from surgery for cancer
Surgeons at UC San Diego Thornton Hospital said that cancer removal surgery performed on Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn "went extremely well," but it is too early to determine a long-term prognosis.
It could take up to 18 months for Gwynn to regain movement and function on the right side of his face, Drs. Robert Weisman and Jeffrey Harris said in a statement.
Weisman removed a cancerous growth and scar tissue from previous therapies that encased a nerve controlling movement on the right side of Gwynn's face. Harris then grafted a nerve from Gwynn's neck to the remainder of the nerve in the face and the skull.
Initial indications are that the cancer has not spread, the doctors said. Gwynn, a former San Diego Padres star and now the baseball coach at San Diego State, remains in the hospital.
? Tony Perry
After nearly four weeks on administrative leave, Harry Welch has been reinstated as football coach at Santa Margarita High, the school said in an email to families.
Diocese of Orange spokesman Stephen Bohannon also confirmed Welch's return.
Welch was put on administrative leave last month. Orange County Sheriff's investigators were at the school after receiving an anonymous tip that Welch had been accused of pushing or shoving a player in December. The Orange County district attorney's office declined to file charges.
Santa Margarita, which won the Pac-5 Division championship and CIF state championship Division I bowl game, has faced scrutiny and controversy after three assistant coaches in the football program were dismissed since the bowl game because of drug possession charges.
? Eric Sondheimer
Connecticut basketball Coach Jim Calhoun will be out at least three more games while he receives treatment for his ailing back, the school said.
markeith ambles kyle prater george farmer xavier grimble jalen grimble matt kalil kevin graf
No comments:
Post a Comment