An 18-year-old student was escorted from the Tyrone High School yesterday morning and charged with possession of heroin.
\nSam David Kirk of 356 Jefferson Ave., Tyrone was arraigned yesterday morning at the office of District Magistrate Fred Miller. He is charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and a violation of the public school code, possession of a cellular telephone during school hours.
\nAccording to an affidavit of probable cause filed by police chief Mark Frailey of the Tyrone Area School District Police Department, a search of Kirk\u2019s person on March 3 revealed a small bag containing a white substance. Subsequently, the substance was analyzed by the state police crime lab and determined to be heroin, a Schedule 1 narcotic.
\nFrailey was tight-lipped about the arrest during a telephone conversation with The Daily Herald yesterday afternoon.
\nHe did say, however, that he wasn\u2019t sure if this particular incident would lead to future arrests.
\n\u201cWe don\u2019t tolerate heroin here at the school,\u201d said Frailey. \u201cAnytime we find somebody with heroin, we\u2019re going to arrest them.\u201d
\nAlso during the search, a cellular telephone was found in the defendant\u2019s pocket.
\nKirk was released on $15,000 unsecured bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m.
\nAltoona attorney Phillip Robertson represented Kirk during his arraignment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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