Monday, April 25, 2005
The Fish Rots From The Head Down
State Rep. John Ward arrested on liquor charge in Durham.
Accused of providing alcohol to a minor
DURHAM — Local police arrested a state representative from Littleton on charges of purchasing alcohol for a minor.
Republican John L. Ward, 21, of 67 East St. in Littleton and a University of New Hampshire student, has been charged with prohibited sales, a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and $1,200 fine.
Police allege Ward purchased a 20 pack of Bud Light at Scorpio’s Provisions on Madbury Road, then got into a car driven by Margaret T. Calvert, 20, of Newbury, Deputy Chief Rene Kelley of the Durham Police Department said.
Durham police officers working an alcohol enforcement detail, which is funded by a grant from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office with the mission of combating underage drinking, observed the vehicle drive away from the store, Kelley said.
Soon after, the officers saw the suspect get out of the car without the alcohol, Kelley said. Police stopped the vehicle on Strafford Avenue and discovered the alcohol and no one of the legal drinking age.
Calvert was arrested and charged with unlawful transportation of alcohol.
Police investigated and arrested Ward the following night at 2 Strafford Ave., the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
Both were released on $500 personal recognizance bail and will be arraigned May 19 in Durham District Court.Ward is a member of the House Education Committee, according to the state Web site.
this is the whole article from Foster's Online
Accused of providing alcohol to a minor
DURHAM — Local police arrested a state representative from Littleton on charges of purchasing alcohol for a minor.
Republican John L. Ward, 21, of 67 East St. in Littleton and a University of New Hampshire student, has been charged with prohibited sales, a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and $1,200 fine.
Police allege Ward purchased a 20 pack of Bud Light at Scorpio’s Provisions on Madbury Road, then got into a car driven by Margaret T. Calvert, 20, of Newbury, Deputy Chief Rene Kelley of the Durham Police Department said.
Durham police officers working an alcohol enforcement detail, which is funded by a grant from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office with the mission of combating underage drinking, observed the vehicle drive away from the store, Kelley said.
Soon after, the officers saw the suspect get out of the car without the alcohol, Kelley said. Police stopped the vehicle on Strafford Avenue and discovered the alcohol and no one of the legal drinking age.
Calvert was arrested and charged with unlawful transportation of alcohol.
Police investigated and arrested Ward the following night at 2 Strafford Ave., the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
Both were released on $500 personal recognizance bail and will be arraigned May 19 in Durham District Court.Ward is a member of the House Education Committee, according to the state Web site.
this is the whole article from Foster's Online
