Churchill charter school employee charged with selling drugs
An employee at Pace Charter School in Churchill has been charged with selling drugs to a co-worker in the school parking lot, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI.
Devon Alexander, 29, of Coraopolis has been fired from his position as a behavioral specialist, the school told WPXI.
The Churchill Police Department found cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, Xanax and marijuana in Alexander’s car during a traffic stop, officers told WPXI.
This was found in a Pace Charter School employee vehicle. Crack, marijuana, Xanax, heroin, misc phones, etc. @GabriellaDeLuca #WPXI pic.twitter.com/lPPNQvKpVH
— Gigi (@wpxigigi) March 18, 2019
Alexander admitted to selling drugs in the school parking lot to a female employee, police said.
The chief of Churchill Police speaking to the media. @GabriellaDeLuca #WPXI pic.twitter.com/Tl1y4pDqSv
— Gigi (@wpxigigi) March 18, 2019
Alexander is charged with seven counts of delivery of a Schedule I substance, seven counts of possession of a controlled substance and careless driving.
A preliminary hearing before District Judge Thomas Caufield is scheduled for March 27.
Police are considering whether to charge the other employee, according to WPXI.
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