Cal U. suspends hockey club after drug arrests
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CALIFORNIA – California University of Pennsylvania has placed its hockey club on interim suspension after two of its players were arrested Tuesday on charges they possessed nearly nine pounds of marijuana in a case cracked by a U.S. postal inspector.
The club also has removed as members the brothers who were charged, Steven and Jesse Powell of Baldwin, who will face further action by the university’s disciplinary board, Cal U. spokeswoman Christine Kindl said.
“We were very dismayed by the situation,” Kindl said Wednesday. “The university takes this incident very seriously.”
State police raided the off-campus hockey house at 256 Second St. Tuesday a day after a postal inspector was given a 7 1/2-pound heavily taped package addressed to Steven Powell and smelling of marijuana. The drug was found inside after it tested positive by a drug-sniffing dog and authorities received a search warrant to open the package mailed from the state of California, court records show.
The package was resealed for a controlled delivery, and it was accepted by Steven J. Powell, 23, and taken inside, police allege.
Police said they found 2 more pounds of marijuana in the two-story white house, along with nearly $14,000, drug sales records and a digital scale.
He and his brother, Jesse E. Powell, 18, were released Tuesday on $25,000 unsecured bonds after being arraigned in Washington County on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.