MENU

State

Saturday, May 04, 2024

Cops: NYC school dean caught with drugs in Connecticut

July 18, 2013 10:00 am • Last Updated: July 18, 2013 10:05 am

Wilton (AP) — A dean of students at a New York City high school has been charged with drug possession in Connecticut and suspended from his job.

Wilton police say an officer arrested 35-year-old Nicholas deSpoelberch of Darien, Conn., on July 11 after finding him asleep in his car. Officers say they found suspected heroin, syringes and spoons in the vehicle.

deSpoelberch is dean of students at Regis High School, a private all-boys Jesuit school in Manhattan's Upper East Side. The school announced this week that deSpoelberch has been suspended pending further investigation.

deSpoelberch posted $2,500 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned in Norwalk Superior Court on July 22.

deSpoelberch couldn't be reached for comment Thursday. There is no phone listing for him. It's not clear if he has a lawyer.

Comment threads are monitored for 48 hours after publication and then closed.

STORIES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU

Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts fear in 2016 over impact of 'Access Hollywood' tape in courtroom

New York — Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign was seized with worry about the potential political damage from a tape that showed Trump bragging about grabbing women sexually without their permission, longti...

Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments

New York — Anti-war demonstrations ceased this week at a small number of U.S. universities after school leaders struck deals with pro-Palestinian protesters, fending off possible disruptions of final ...

Traffic snarled as workers begin removing I-95 overpass burned in Conn. fuel truck inferno

Work crews began demolishing a bridge damaged in a fiery crash that kept Interstate 95 in Connecticut closed for a second day Friday, as motorists' nerves continued to fray in hours of traffic jams on...

Biden to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and more

WASHINGTON (AP) — Clarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and heard the person on the other end say they were calling from the White House. “I said...