Olathe — An Olathe science teacher was among those arrested in a weekend drug raid at an Overland Park hotel.
Geoffrey Patrick Folker, 39, was charged Saturday with possessing cocaine and not having a drug-tax stamp, both felonies.
Folker, an astronomy and biology teacher at Olathe East High School who has worked in the district for 13 years, was not at the school Monday.
Through his lawyer, Folker declined to discuss the charges.
Olathe school district officials would not discuss the situation, but said the usual policy in such a case would be to suspend the teacher with pay while they investigated.
Two Kansas City, Mo., residents also were charged in the weekend raid. Johna Danielle Brown, 25, was charged with possession with intent to sell a controlled substance, a felony. Darryl Lee Francis, 37, was charged with possessing marijuana, a misdemeanor.
The Friday night raid resulted from a tip Johnson County sheriff's deputies received about two weeks ago that each Friday someone was selling drugs out of a room rented at the Chase Suite Hotel.
Investigators said they believe Folker bought about an eighth of an ounce of cocaine for $300 to $350 and was walking out the door when deputies raided the hotel room.
Deputies arrested Brown, whom they said was selling drugs, and Folker, then waited inside the room while a steady stream of customers knocked. Deputies checked the customers for warrants and released those who were not being sought on other charges. They will send reports to the district attorney's office.
Police said they recovered about $1,000 in cash and between $5,000 and $10,000 worth of cocaine.
No comments
Commenting is turned off for this story.