Politicians, Fraternities, alcohol, police. Just too many ways this can go wrong.
DURHAM — Local police arrested a state representative from Littleton on charges of purchasing alcohol for a minor.
Republican John L. Ward, 21, of 67 East St. in Littleton and a University of New Hampshire student, has been charged with prohibited sales, a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and $1,200 fine.
Police allege Ward purchased a 20 pack of Bud Light at Scorpio’s Provisions on Madbury Road, then got into a car driven by Margaret T. Calvert, 20, of Newbury, Deputy Chief Rene Kelley of the Durham Police Department said.
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Soon after, the officers saw the suspect get out of the car without the alcohol, Kelley said. Police stopped the vehicle on Strafford Avenue and discovered the alcohol and no one of the legal drinking age.
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Police investigated and arrested Ward the following night at 2 Strafford Ave., the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
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Ward is a member of the House Education Committee, according to the state Web site.
State rep. arrested on liquor charge in Durham - Fosters
Also this longer piece from the "Union Leader" Lawmaker arrested for buying beer for woman, which includes this tidbit of additional information:
A past president of UNH fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon and active member of the UNH Greek system, Ward had also been a write-in candidate for UNH student body president before losing last week's election.
Ward was honored Friday by UNH's Greek system as the junior man of the year. However, Ward returned the award yesterday because of his arrest, according to Scott Chesney, UNH assistant vice president for student and academic services.
"He felt that under the circumstances, it wouldn't be appropriate to keep it," Chesney said.
S&P has followed Mr. Wards short, but eventful career, starting last November, and more recently.
Looks like he is following the lead of the First Frat Boy, Dubya his own self.
