Fayetteville Middle School Employee Arrested

FAYETTEVILLE -- An in-school suspension supervisor at Holt Middle School faces drug charges after he was arrested Thursday morning at school.

Nathan Otwell, 26, of 825 Oak Grove Road in Elm Springs was arrested in connection with delivery of a controlled substance (steroids), possession of a controlled substance with purpose to deliver (steroids) and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Detectives with the Northwest Arkansas Drug Task Force had been investigating Otwell for two months in connection trafficking steroids, according to an arrest report.

An informant bought more than 260 grams of steroids from Otwell, according to the report.

Police searched Otwell's house and found more than 20 grams of powdered steroids, three capsules filled with suspected steroid powder weighing nearly 2 grams and paraphernalia used to package, process and weigh the drug, according to the report.

Otwell was suspended from his classified position with pay, pending the outcome of the investigation, said Paul Hewitt, School District superintendent.

NW News on 08/29/2014

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