Undergraduate charged by Public Safety with drug possession
Marcelo RochabrunAn enrolled undergraduate student was arrested Sunday night by the University’s own Department of Public Safety after he was allegedly found in possession of illegal drugs in a room in Holder Hall.Public Safety has rarely arrested students for drug possession or any other offense, instead issuing what the University calls a judicial referral.Joseph Gauvreau ’17 was charged with drug possession after Public Safety received “information about possible drugs in a room,” according to University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua.Mbugua explained that Gauvreau consented to the search of his room.“The officers found a plastic bag containing a drug,” Mbugua said, although he noted he could not specify the type of drug allegedly found at the moment because it has not yet been tested.
