Geneva, OHIO

She said she did not know he was a dealer but admitted that she gets her marijuana from him. Trial ordered.

Jan 14, 2007 - Elizabeth Berly, 23, an Austinburg Elementary School tutor, was arrested late Wednesday for drug abuse and the use of drug paraphernalia.

Police went to her apartment looking for Davy Canter, 25, to question him about an assault. They found him and

a jewelry box with marijuana, a glass marijuana pipe, a wooden marijuana pipe and a "roach clip" used to hold the drug while it is being smoked, police reports show. Another marijuana pipe was found in the bedroom closet.
Officers also found 24 burnt marijuana "roaches," or partially smoked marijuana cigarettes; a fourth marijuana pipe; rolling papers; and a small bag of marijuana in the living-room closet. More marijuana was found in a kitchen drawer, police reports show.

And then, officers found a cardboard box in the bedroom closet with a drug ledger containing drug amounts, prices and names of buyers; small plastic bags with marijuana residue; and $120 in cash during the search of the apartment. Berly said she did not know about the contents of the box, police said.

Police said Canter admitted to selling marijuana. He was arrested and charged with drug abuse. He was also charged with aggravated burglary and three counts of abduction for his role in an assault in Geneva and a related incident in Ashtabula. According to police dispatch records, Berly is listed as "a person of interest" in Wednesday's assault in Geneva.

Update Jan 19 - School officials won't confirm if Berly is suspended or still working in the district.

Update Feb 21 - Berly pleaded not guilty. She was living with the drug dealer.

Berly's arrest came during an investigation into a fight that spanned Geneva and Ashtabula and involved several victims. Berly was living with an alleged aggressor of the fight, Davy Canter. Canter, 25, is an admitted marijuana dealer, police said.

The case has been moved to Apr 10.

Update Apr 11 - A judge determined that Berly will go to trial. It is scheduled for sometime in May. Austinburg Elementary Principal Kaye Haskins said the school board looks at every personnel case individually and the district will not discipline Berly unless she is found guilty in court.

"We operate on an 'innocent until proven guilty' mentality, and we are waiting until there is some adjudication in this case," he said