Mason, OHIO

July 20, 2007 -
Russell Fallon, 29, (shown at the left) an eighth grade teacher at Mason Middle School and football coach, was arrested, charged with possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled substance.

Another teacher was cited for possession of marijuana at the same time. (same school)

Police were called to a hotel in Covington, Kentucky after a hotel employee complained about a loud party. The hotel management wanted Fallon and two others to leave. Police searched the room after smelling marijuana.

See WCPO CH 9 Coverage
Make sure to see the school district response in the Middletown Journal story.

Dayton Daily News: A third man, Jabree Jones, 27, of Cincinnati, was also arrested and charged with drug possession.

WCPO 9 (Jul 20) reports that after the charges, the two men spent this past week teaching a football camp for Mason students.

Story date August 9 - All charges were dropped against the second teacher following a drug test and polygraph test. The polygraph showed that not only was he not involved the night in question but had never smoked or possessed marijuana at any time. Link Link