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Major Drug Bust Leads to 17 Student Arrests at Texas Christian University

Students Arrested at Texas Christian University for Suspected Drug Sales

Fort Worth Police Capt. Ken Dean gestures during a news conference about his department's involvement in the investigation and arrests at Texas Christian University during a news conference in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Police say four TCU football players are among 17 students who have been arrested in a campus drug bust. Looking on at left is school chancellor Victor Boschini. MAGS OUT INTERNET OUT Photo: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Paul Moseley / AP

A major drug bust is rocking Texas Christian University today, after 17 students were arrested on campus this morning. The invesitgation has apparently been underway for quite some time, as Fort Worth police conducted a six-month undercover operation to pinpoint individuals involved in selling illegal substances.

The drugs the students are accused of pedaling include cocaine, marijuana, “molly” (powered ecstasy), ecstasy pills and prescription drugs.

“There’s no doubt all arrested today are drug dealers,” explained TCU Police Chief Steven McGee. “These students engaged in hand-to-hand delivery with undercover officers.”

Students Arrested at Texas Christian University for Suspected Drug SalesAmong those arrested were four football players – Tanner Brock (linebacker), D.J. Yendry (defensive lineman), Tyler Horn (offensive tackle) and cornerback Devin Johnson, according to Fort Worth police documents. These players, along with the other 13 individuals detained — some of whom lived on campus — are all subject to immediate expulsion, according to KDFW-TV.

“I expect our student-athletes to serve as ambassadors for the university and will not tolerate behavior that reflects poorly on TCU, the athletics department, our teams or other student-athletes within the department,” said athletic director Chris Del Conte. “Our student-athletes are a microcosm of society and unfortunately that means some of our players reflect a culture that glorifies drugs and drug use. That mindset is not reflected by TCU nor will it be allowed within athletics.”

“We have a responsibility to ensure that our campus environment is healthy and safe,” said the school’s chancellor, Victor Boschini, Jr. “I want to make it loud and clear to everybody that if you want to do this kind of thing, you can’t go to TCU.”

Boschini addressed these issues during a press conference:

While the university is affiliated with the Disciples of Christ denomination, the student body comes from a diverse set of faith backgrounds. According to its web site, “TCU’s covenant with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) supports an approach to education that brings together faith, reason and intellectual curiosity.”

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  • sjohn70037
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 12:08pm

    Well, by God, at least they weren’t dancing, smoking cigarettes, cussing or drinking. Whew!

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  • G-WHIZ
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:38am

    This is all brought to YOU by the “no child left behind” and participation-trophy’s and (gradeschool through highschool) just pass them annyway to make room for the next bunch so as not to take up too much room. In almost all OUR states…ask the questions about our real-history…and wait for all the blank stares….Dhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh! What was the question, again? Sick…and very sad… .

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  • THX-1138
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:57am

    “There’s no doubt all arrested today are drug dealers,”

    Unlicenced Capitalists.

    Fascist.

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    • fangbanger
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:29am

      i know right. here i thought small government and personal responsibility were celebrated on this site

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  • mapgirl10
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:42am

    My question is: How far and wide does this reach? If someone is selling it means someone is buying and that is where they need to do more work.

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  • StrongViolentType
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 8:42pm

    OMG – Just read the latest news report on this.
    It turns out these 17 people not only did not force others to ingest these drugs but were paid for them! My God if people are allowed to continue to make choices that I think are bad I won’t feel Superior to them. Land of the Free for sure.
    Can’t take it much more I gotta take a Zanex or two.

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    • libtardian-refugee
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 9:01pm

      Does Zanix make you violent, or was that chantix

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    • StrongViolentType
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 9:06pm

      One suicidal one homicidal won’t tell you which was which.

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    • pickupyurcross
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 10:54pm

      Xanax…

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:38am

      @strong…

      Thanks for making fun of dangerous, deadly drugs that are significantly degrading our nation.
      75% of all child abuse is committed by substance abusers.

      I wholly agree on liberty and freedom. But, until we fix our society and raise our children correctly to be strong enough and pre-determined enough and convicted enough to avoid them… Until then, we are not READY to assume the social responsibility that comes with that freedom and liberty.
      It IS the way our nation is framed to function. But, we have departed so far from it, we have much work to do to get back to where we should be.

      When a house has been ignored, and its foundation has sagged, you cannot jack it back up all at once. If you do, it will crack and break. However, if you gradually, incrementally, lift it up, you can successfully restore it to its original shape, without damaging it.
      The new additions can and should be simply ripped off the structure. The foundation was never meant to support those cobbled additions, and they are only causing more damage by their presence.

      RESTORE AMERICA

      This will happen if we fix our people. We do that by RESTORING LOVE.
      Love creates good people. Good people will want a free nation and will accept personal responsibility and accountability and be able to handle absolute freedom and liberty.

      Ready to go to work?

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    • libtardian-refugee
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:02am

      @Tomfarreri
      WHere did you come up with the 75% number, does that mean the other 25% abuse because it’s fun? Of the 75% how many are alcohol related, how many were Dr. prescribed abuses.
      What percentage of the 17 TCU students were abusive parents?.. I know dozens of people who were party hound dopers in college, and now are great parents, other than they all spoil the kids.

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    • SoupSandwich
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 12:12pm

      Actually, some of those huuuge fat linemen should speed ball cocaine and heroin and see how well their pumps react. Those faster linebackers and safeties should take your daughter or sister out with just a few hits of X and shoot tape for us all enjoy and remark on the loveliness of drug use… Hell, strong violent types have been known to chew on themselve when mixing X, alcohol and Coke- Sure is fun to watch one doing the kicking chicken in an ER while adults try to save their more important lives. Sure. Liberty in a pipe, uh huh. Freedom in a tablet form. Sure.

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  • COFemale
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 8:27pm

    Well as we can see sin enters into all walks of life; a Christian University is not immune. Satan will focus on the righteous first, as there fall will be the hardest. He is the biggest deceiver. These 17 fell.

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:56am

      …TCU…just like any other university in America. and actually the “17” that “fell”…those are just the dealers. the number of “fallen” are likely to be in the 1,000′s.

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  • The Third Archon
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 7:51pm

    “MAJOR DRUG BUST LEADS TO 17 STUDENT ARRESTS AT TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY”
    What a waste of 17 promising peoples’ lives, and what a waste of the citizen‘s of Fort Worth’s money.

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    • libtardian-refugee
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 8:13pm

      Oh my God, College students are using drugs!!!! Next thing you know, they’ll be having sex!!!

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  • CFHeather
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 7:27pm

    I graduated from TCU in 2002 – it was what I like to call a “closet party school” back then – looks like it’s even worse now.

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  • Chromo200
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 6:41pm

    TCU maybe a a Christian University in name only. This is from the Brite Divinity School at TCU “The Divinity School asks all students, faculty, and staff when on campus to use inclusive language. This includes but is not limited to language about God, divinity, humanity, culture, nationalities, races, and religions, with regard to characteristics such as sex, gender, sexual identities, social class, age, and differing abilities. In addition Brite is deeply committed to diversity and social justice”.

    TCU may have been a Christian University but not for a long time. Look at most colleges that were started by Christians . Notre Dam, Vanderbuilt, Oberlin College, TCU, They all have become anti Christian, just don’t have the guts to totally say they are anti Christian or disassociate. from the Christian faith.

    As long as the colleges want social justice, they will be drug infested.

    Unfortunately the zombies are going to use this to further erode and attack the Christians. I can see the late nigh shows, Colbert and other using this.

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  • inferno
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 6:41pm

    If this is happening in Christian schools, just imagine how bad it is in non Christian schools.

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  • John 3:16
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 6:14pm

    This stuff must not go on in a Dictitorial, Communistic Country, the USA’s Furor Will not Tolorate such actions by his surfistic subjects. Check their lunch buckets too.. Michelle!!! my butt, where are you?

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  • tankyjo
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 6:05pm

    Christian schools are fine by me, and this is not reflective of Christian schools. Many times they’re a dumping ground for lousy parents who have some money; here, fix my kid. I will however question why this magnitude of abuse was missed, or glossed over.

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  • EchoHawk
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:49pm

    Until, and that ain’t never gonna happen, Christians cease to profess that they alone hold the only true patriotic values, they will be held to the standard that their Holy text prescribes. What is so difficult to understand about that? I feel closer to God already.

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  • EqualJustice
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:45pm

    Best way to turn Christians into Commie atheists who want drugs “legalized? Feed them DRUGS.

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  • kay2861
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:42pm

    My daughter goes to TCU. She loves it, and it is a great school!! Although I feel bad for the parents of these students, I’m glad that TCU demands high standards for its students. Unfortunately, drugs are rampant on so many of our college campuses (and high school, too)–kudos to TCU for cleaning house. Our culture needs a good scrubbing.

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    • REPUB1
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 6:05pm

      @kay2861
      are you SURE about yur child Hmm……..

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    • kay2861
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 6:28pm

      Absolutely!

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    • one.dakine.howlie
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 7:28pm

      The problem is that they didn’t say anything about “cleaning house”. They said what every other university says when they’re put in the spotlight for bad behavior, “Oh, well this is unacceptable.” That’s it. These students will get minor discipline, especially the football players.

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    • libtardian-refugee
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 8:16pm

      My parents thought I was an angel too

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    • pamela kay
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 1:40am

      KAY2861, People think that Christians claim to be perfect. Not true. It is difficult to be a Christian in todays society. Especially for the young people. They may get off the path but hopefully will return to their core values. To expect Christians to be free of sin is ridiculous. We are human and none of us are perfect, we all have moments of temptation. I bet allot of folks will jump on this with critisism but I challenge anyone that would make the claim of never having a thought or an action that we know is against our beliefs. I do the best that I can and at least now instantly realize when I have fallen from grace and put an end to it. Some times on here when I am frustrated and angry I have said things that some might say is not in line with being a Christian. Maybe some kids were purposely put on this campus to tempt these young kids so they could use them as an example. Who knows? I do not think it is fair to judge the entire school for the 17 that were involved. I am happy that your daughter enjoys her school and is doing well. There are not many places where our kids can be safe from the temptations of our society. We live in a world that is deeply corrupted with evil and lack morals.

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  • acovenantinblood
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:42pm

    These could have been our future pastors. I’m kind of getting sick of Christians whining about how bad it is.

    Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. Lam 3:40

    It does not say let us whine and complain about the problems. It says search our ways. And when it says turn again to the LORD it implies that in searching we find our ways are wrong. That’s the cold hard facts when a country goes down. As Charles Finney said…The pulpit is responsible.

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  • chips1
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:33pm

    I thought the libs frown on competition and TCU appears to be bitter because not one alumni has been elected President. They are trying to compete with Obama, however Obama’s hit squad nipped it in the bud. All 17 hopefuls, shot down in their prime. Maybe they dealt with the wrong drug cartel.

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  • dannyo
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:32pm

    i say we legalize all drugs, collect the tax revenue, and use it to pay down the debt…oh, that’s right, it would be offset tenfold by treating a mass drug addicted society using obamacare funds..my bad..

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    • VRW Conspirator
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 6:06pm

      nah…this would be great…sort of like Natural Selection…all the atheists and evolutionists would love it… those that can’t handle their addiction or have the will and desire to never be a user will eventually get “unselected” for life, breeding, working…you know..just die off…
      until then we tax them 100% of the purchase price…just like they do for cigarettes and alcohol…all that money goes to debt reduction…granted…the illegal drug trade is only like 5-10 Billion annually but still…that is a start….
      allow all the insurance companies to drop them or charge them more if they use…again..all money going to deficit….
      make them pay all court fees when they get arrested…more money to deficit…
      make their estate pay to bury their OD’ed body…more money to deficit…

      dang this could get good…
      after all..didn’t Obama admit to cocaine and marijuana use…Hmmm…..

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    • StrongViolentType
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 8:32pm

      Dann – I know what you mean but make no mistake the more money you give to this Govt. to “pay down the debt” the more it will spend on something that is the opposite of freedom.

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  • BonnieBlueFlag
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:30pm

    ***, folks, ***.

    Report Post » BonnieBlueFlag  
  • EndTheFedNOW
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:21pm

    Thats how it goes down in stop 6 funky town fort worth. Kids had the world had there fingers and screwed up. Now they will pay the price.

    Check out the voter fraud aginst Paul in Maine.

    The first story

    http://www.dailypaul.com/

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    • @leftfighter
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:50pm

      Hey- I got a great idea!

      Let’s go read how (if not for election fraud) Ron Paul may have won tthe primary in Maine, the furthest Left “Republican” state in the Union! It’s heavily cited, I’m sure! (wink!)

      Uh- you realize that’s not changing any Conservative minds, right? If anything, that tells you how far Left the guy is- and only proves why I would likely never willingly vote for him.

      You give me Rand Paul, we‘ll talk He doesn’t seem to be nearly as insane as his daddy.

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    • StrongViolentType
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 8:18pm

      Congratulations “left y” yours is the last unfounded attack on RP that I am going to take silently. you don’t even look at the evidence of voter fraud and declare RP insane.
      I am going to give you and the rest of the sell out conservatives the same thing I gave McCain supporters.
      Obama – better a revolution sooner than later with your FAKE, LYING, POS candidates – including santorum, romney, or newt.

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  • Razorhunters
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:10pm

    freaking joke…
    always going after the low man on the totem pole…

    afghan …napalm the poppi fields.
    mexico…napalm the drug lords.
    columbia…napalm the cocaine fields.
    Enforce the Dam borders.
    decriminalise marijuana and the bs goes away.
    make people respondsible for their own dam actions.

    The US Govt is the biggest drug dealer and gun runners in the World…
    iran/contra
    fast and furious
    the dam gulf wars…defence contractors made out like bandits.
    freaking afghanistan…poppi fields producing more than ever.

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    • meskew
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:16pm

      thank you!

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    • ModerationIsBest
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:31pm

      The war on drugs – Yeah, lost that one
      The war on poverty – Yeah, lost that one
      The war on terror – Yeah, we’ll win that one when…….terror surrenders?

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    • jhaydeng
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:34pm

      oh poop!

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    • StrongViolentType
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 8:22pm

      Right on Razor!
      Those so terrified of drugs must know they raised weak witless children and are scared s—less of their own.

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:09pm

    .
    I guess this is not what they mean by “Higher” Education………

    It’s time to legalize, just think of the tax revenue. Besides these poor kids were set up…..

    Go Frogs………

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:25pm

      Just think of the money we would save on the war on drugs and the police state. Think of how much we would save if we could let the non violent prisoners out and not have to feed them and house them. Oh yea…this would have to be in conjunction with the swift end to the welfare sttse too. The stong will survive and the weak drug addled will starve. I would have extra money that would not be taken out odf my pocket to help who i wanted to help.

      But until them, I will be at the mercy of the IRS gun and confiscatory laws for his highness’ “Pay your fair share” agenda…@^%$& Obama

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    • ModerationIsBest
      Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:29pm

      We don’t want you dying due to use of “illegal” drugs. We want you dying due to use of “legal” prescription drugs.

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  • DD313
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:08pm

    Is this news? Aren’t drugs rampant throughout our colleges? Oh, that’s right, The Horned Frogs have “Christian” in their name. Never mind.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 5:02pm

    Get… those Bad, Evil… Christians!

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on February 15, 2012 at 4:57pm

    Watch for Obama and friends to use this against Christians for all it is worth.

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