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9/26/2016, 10:01pm

Police briefs Sept. 19–25

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Naugle Hall resident charged with drug-related offense

University police charged Devon J. Sheipe, 18, of Naugle Hall with the use of, or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia during an incident on Sept. 19.

Officers went to Sheipe’s room as part of a follow-up investigation related to a previous incident. They found Sheipe had drug paraphernalia and confiscated it for evidence.

University police filed a criminal complaint, charging Sheipe with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Two Naugle Hall residents face charges related to drugs and alcohol

University police charged Tyler D. Buckwalter, 18, of Naugle Hall with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in connection with an incident that occurred Friday.

Three men were sitting at a picnic table near the student recreation pavilion in the dark. As an officer approached them, one of the men ran away and the other two got up and walked in the direction he fled. A second officer detained the two men and found Buckwalter had marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The other man, Nicholas C. Engle, 18, of Naugle Hall, possessed alcohol and was drinking. University police filed a citation, charging Engle with underage drinking.

Police also filed a criminal complaint, charging Buckwalter with the offenses listed above.

Kieffer Hall resident charged with underage drinking

University police charged Travis J. Farey, 19, of Kieffer Hall with underage drinking in connection with an incident that occurred Saturday.

Farey was lying on the grass near the faculty parking lot on Franklin Drive. A patrolling officer stopped and checked on his welfare. Farey was found to be highly intoxicated and he admitted to consuming alcohol.

The officer gave him a portable breath test, which showed alcohol was in Farey’s system. An ambulance was dispatched and transported Farey to Chambersburg Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

University police filed a citation, charging Farey with underage drinking.

Virginia resident charged with underage drinking

University police charged Matthew R. Harder, 20, of Reston, Virginia, with underage drinking in connection with an incident that occurred on Saturday.

Officers stopped Harder, who was walking through the G-1 parking lot with a 12-ounce can of beer. Harder was found to be drinking and had additional alcohol in his backpack.

The alcohol was confiscated and university police filed a citation, charging Harder with underage drinking.

Huntingdon Valley resident charged with underage drinking

University police charged John A. McClernand, 20, of Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, with underage drinking in connection with an incident that occurred on Sunday.

An officer saw McClernand holding a can of beer in the G-1 parking lot and approached him. McClernand attempted to hide the beer and told the officer he was holding it for a friend. The officer saw McClernand display obvious signs of intoxication.

University police issued a citation at the scene, charging McClernand with underage drinking.

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