Quinnipiac Students Arrested For Selling Marijuana Out Of Dorm

HAMDEN, CT — Two Quinnipiac students were arrested for selling drugs out of a dorm after they were found to be in the possession of marijuana, including several “Marijuana Fruity Pebbles Squares,” and other drug paraphernalia, according to police. On Feb. 18, Hamden Police responded to Quinnipiac on the report of a “drug investigation” in which the university’s public safety department received information that a student was selling drugs from his dorm, according to Capt. Ronald Smith.

Smith said Quinnipiac Public Safety personnel subsequently searched student Patrick Ownbey’s dorm room. Along with Ownbey, three other students were present during the search, according to Smith.

Ownbey was in the possession of a plastic bag containing 15.5 grams of marijuana, five edible “Marijuana Fruity Pebbles Squares” weighing 303.3 grams, 87 grams of THC oil and drug paraphernalia, including packaging materials, according to Smith. Shawn Wheeler was found to be in the possession of a plastic bag containing 137.5 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, including a scale, according to Smith.

Ownbey, 18, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance and sale of a controlled substance. Ownbey, who was released on a $1,000 bond, is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on March 5.

Wheeler, 18, of Atkinson, New Hampshire, was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance and sale of a controlled substance. Wheeler, who was released on a $1,000 bond, is also scheduled to appear in court on March 5.

Two other students in the room were found to have small amounts of marijuana and were issued infractions for possessing less than half an ounce of marijuana.

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