A Kansas University staff member was arrested Monday on suspicion of manufacturing a controlled substance in a KU lab, the KU Public Safety Office said.
The crime reportedly occurred between 6 a.m. Thursday and noon Friday in Malott Hall, a police report said.
Police arrested a 28-year-old medicinal chemistry research aide for producing methylenedioxyamphetamine, or MDA, in the lab. The substance is chemically similar to ecstasy and used illicitly for its mood-enhancing and hallucinogenic properties.
"We take allegations of use of KU facilities for illegal activity seriously and strongly condemn any such activity," said university spokeswoman Jill Jess. "Law enforcement was contacted immediately when the university became aware of the activity."
The incident was reported to police by the suspect's co-workers just before 8:30 a.m. Monday, police said. The suspect was arrested about noon Monday at the KU Public Safety Office, 1501 Crestline Drive.
The suspect was booked into the Douglas County Jail, but released Monday night on a $15,000 bond. The case is being reviewed by Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson's office and no official charges have been filed in court, a spokeswoman said.
The KU worker is employed half-time at the university in an entry-level research support position, Jess said. His salary is $22,725.
"Any misconduct will be addressed in the course of appropriate disciplinary action, which may include dismissal," Jess said of the university's response to the situation.
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KEITHMILES05 (anonymous) says…
One less person Chancellor Bob will have to let go due to money crisis.
sandrat (anonymous) says…
Or, this may have been the chancellor's plan to recoup some of that lost cash.Maybe it's time to license "Jayhawk Beer" so that we can drink KU back into the black.;-)
was_freashpowder2 (Alexander Neighbors) says…
I guess he was trying to raise money to pay for the tax increase from the city
nobody1793 (anonymous) says…
Sounds like (s)he was just doing some medicinal chemistry. Isn't the point of her/his profession to learn how to make drugs?
autie (anonymous) says…
oops! there goes the whole "my dog ate my homework" thing... oops, my girlfriend just passed out all my homework at the party. What I want to know is where can I find a research assistant making Loratabs? I got a touch of arthritis and a House leg.
mrjcg2 (anonymous) says…
He was manufacturing the the forbidden K.U. blue "muck fizzou" t-shirts.
BlackVelvet (anonymous) says…
he was trying to raise money so he could afford tickets to KU games
woodenfleaeater (anonymous) says…
He was actually developing a dietary supplement for Mangino.
monkeys (anonymous) says…
I am glad that you all think that you are comics but this seems more serious than a joke. This reflects badly on the university.
GSWtotheheart (anonymous) says…
let the university bashing begin, cuz you know, every single person that works at KU was probably in on it...or at least you would think so from the generalization and stereotyping that is already starting...
bombshell (anonymous) says…
woodenfleaeater- haha. i actually just heard that mangino has dropped about 100lbs... is this true? anyone know?
woodenfleaeater (anonymous) says…
bombshell.....coincidence, i think not. It is due to the supplement!!
Marshalus (Michael Stanclift) says…
I'm sorry, but is it necessary to release his salary information?
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
I had the same reaction: what is the meaning of posting his/her pay scale???***A Kansas University staff member was arrested Monday on suspicion of manufacturing a controlled substance in a KU lab, the KU Public Safety Office said."uh, hey! gimme back my homework man!"you know, K.U. is missing a real opportunity. with all the KU-brand money invested, they should slap that brand on the doses of this and sell it...voila, no budget crisis? "a better life through chemistry!" [note: that was the slogan of dupont (sp?) chemicals in the '70s-'90's]good job, kudos to his/her coworkers. that's the plus in this story.
rodentgirl16 (anonymous) says…
It seemed unnecessary to release his salary information for this article, but since he or she is a KU employee, they are technically a state employee, and state employee salary information is public record if you know the employee's step and classification.
bondmen (anonymous) says…
Just one guess at whose presidential poster or bumper sticker he had up on the wall in his labortory?
aeroscout17 (anonymous) says…
"Just one guess at whose presidential poster or bumper sticker he had up on the wall in his labortory?"----------------------------------------------------------Uh, Rush Limbaugh?
nobody1793 (anonymous) says…
"Just one guess at whose presidential poster or bumper sticker he had up on the wall in his labortory?"Ron Paul?
woodenfleaeater (anonymous) says…
"Just one guess at whose presidential poster or bumper sticker he had up on the wall in his labortory?"_________________________________________uh...John McCain. He takes this stuff for one of his many ailments.
bombshell (anonymous) says…
"Just one guess at whose presidential poster or bumper sticker he had up on the wall in his labortory?"_________________________________________Hmm... cocaine is a controlled substance so I'm guessing you're talking about George W. Bush...
EasilyAmused (anonymous) says…
He probably got a little confused when his boss told him he had to go in for his mandatory drug test and he didn't realize that his boss meant a UA.
stuckinthemiddle (anonymous) says…
half-time entry level salary of 22 grand?not bad...
Kontum1972 (anonymous) says…
controlled subs...mmmmm!
neks2008 (anonymous) says…
KU needs to shake up its administrators, faculty and staff. It doesn't worth the money it got from the state. Low level research and work efficiency will never help KU to gain reputation.
greatabu (anonymous) says…
A half-time research aide is code for a grad student. That is about what a GRA would make after a year or two in the program. I'm curious as to whose lab this occurred in.
Left_handed (anonymous) says…
Actually, Dupont's slogan was "Better living through chemistry". As far as the picture, we're talking KU so it must have been Obama.
XEPCT (anonymous) says…
Now the kids have to get their MDA from somewhere else, woe for the local businessman/graduate student.
not_holroyd (anonymous) says…
Hawk: "He was working on a "new" drug for Deciphera as some of our local leaders needed a boost for their sex drive."----------Has anyone else noticed that that crusty old Hawk dude has a particular fetish for bringing up Viagra-like comments time and time again?He would be better served by ordering up a new bushel basketfull of Aricept. That way he could maybe remember his Match dot com password.
bombshell (anonymous) says…
Anyone know what drug the little chemist was cooking up?My guess it was of the MDMA/Ecstasy variety.
BaxterC (anonymous) says…
Wait till he sees these goddamn bats!
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
"Just one guess at whose presidential poster or bumper sticker he had up on the wall in his labortory?"Ron Paul?---hey! that was my line! ***yes, once again KU shuts down local entrepreneur trying to make a buck. Moving the KU/MU game, fighting Joe College, and now this! does KU really hate local business? did this local businessman not give enough to KUAC? besides, drugs don't buzz people, people do!
bondmen (anonymous) says…
Seen high above the floor on the wall by the door: "Turn on, tune in, drop out" full color poster on top -Barack Hussein Obama red on yellow bumper sticker on bottom.
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
probably true,you'd have to be *on drugs* to support "barack amerika!"