--The Dartmouth Web Team
Authorities are following up on last Tuesday's arrest of three Dartmouth students on charges of marijuana possession in Lebanon, NH. Evan Fulop '11, Kane Kunz '11 and Calvin Woodring '11 are scheduled to appear in Lebanon District Court on May 20.
Harry Kinne, the director of Safety and Security and College proctor, said he was informed that the students attended a Toots And The Maytals concert at the Lebanon Opera House that evening, but did not know whether Lebanon Police encountered the students during or after the concert. WCAX News said the arrests occurred in a parking lot behind City Hall.
Lebanon Police simultaneously arrested three non-Dartmouth students, Matthew Henriquez, Mark O'Brien and Adam O'Neill. O'Brien was charged with possession of cocaine and Ecstasy, while Henriquez and O'Neill were each arrested for sale of a controlled drug and conspiracy to sell a controlled drug to undercover officers.
In an e-mail message to The Dartmouth, Kunz said, "We (myself, Calvin, and Evan) are in no way affiliated with the other three teenagers arrested that evening." Woodring made a similar statement. Both added they cannot comment further at this time.
Kinne said he does not know how the teenagers were caught, although Lebanon Police Chief Jim Alexander told WCAX that Lebanon Police initially perceived the two groups as one "large congregation" that may have attracted Lebanon Police's attention.
Posession of marijuana is a misdemeanor offense, punishable by up to one year in jail, up to $2000 in fines, or both. Henriquez, O'Brien and O'Neill face Class B felony charges.
Kinne said once Safety and Security is fully briefed on a case, the usual course of action is for them to write up an incident report. If Safety and Security concludes that a violation of the law has transpired, they forward the report to the College, who then reviews the report to determine whether the event also violates College policy. Kinne said regardless of the jurisdiction in which an arrest takes place -- in this case Lebanon -- students are treated in accordance with their status as Dartmouth undergraduates.
Kinne said that he hopes to get more complete information on the case shortly.
