Five at IU arrested on felony drug charges

Five IU students face a range of drug charges after IU Police Department officers found marijuana, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms and $1,400 in cash in a pair of residences Tuesday night.\nThe arrests came at the end of a several-month long investigation by IUPD Det. Dave Hannum. Hannum obtained a search warrant at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday for 713 N. Lincoln St., a house where four of the students live, after receiving a tip they would be selling drugs Tuesday night.\nJuniors Robert J. Strauss, Igor Zharovsky, Steven Reichard and Andrew Magdovitz were all at the house when officers arrived. \nIUPD Lt. Jerry Minger said police arrested all four after finding drugs throughout the residence.\nAccording to the police report, officers found drugs in individual rooms and an open bag containing about a quarter pound of marijuana in plain view on a table as well as a smaller bag and numerous paraphernalia in the living room. \nWhile IUPD officers conducted a search of the house, two more people -- Christopher Allman and Bruce Scott Davis -- showed up and were arrested. Police found a substance believed to be cocaine on Allman and also learned that he was wanted on a warrant in reference to a drug case in Columbus, Ind. According to the report, Davis had a large amount of money and a small bag of marijuana when he arrived.\nAfter arresting Davis, Hannum wrote a second probable cause affidavit and received a search warrant to enter Davis' apartment at 203 N. Washington St. Police conducted that search at 3 a.m. Wednesday and seized two containers of a white powder substance and several containers of a substance believed to be marijuana, including two with more than 30 grams of the substance each.\nRichard McKaig, IU dean of students, said he had not been fully briefed on this case Wednesday but that the students would go through the IU judicial process.\n"The student code does prohibit unauthorized possession, manufacturing, sale or distribution of illegal drugs or being under the influence of them at all, for that matter," McKaig said.\nMcKaig said he will learn more about the case in his weekly meeting with IUPD next Wednesday. \nAs of Wednesday afternoon, Reichard, Zharovsky, Strauss and Magdovita had all bonded out of Monroe County Jail. Allman and Davis were still being held there with bonds of $20,000 surety and $100,000 surety respectively, and $500 cash each.\nReached by phone, Zharovsky said he would not talk about his arrest this week.\nPreliminary charges\n• Robert J. Strauss, junior -- Possession of cocaine with intent to deliver (Class A felony), possession of marijuana over 30 grams with intent to deliver (Class B felony), maintaining a common nuisance (Class D felony) and possession of paraphernalia (misdemeanor). $50,000 surety bond paid.\n• Igor Zharovsky, junior -- Possession of psilocybin mushroom with intent to deliver (Class B felony), possession of marijuana over 30 grams with intent to deliver (Class B felony) and maintaining a common nuisance (Class D felony). $40,000 surety bond paid.\n• Andrew Magdovitz, junior -- Possession of marijuana over 30 grams (Class D felony), maintaining a common nuisance (Class D felony), possession of paraphernalia (misdemeanor). $4,000 surety bond paid.\n• Steven Reichard, junior -- Possession of schedule II narcotics (Class D felony) and possession of marijuana under 30 grams (misdemeanor). $2,000 surety bond paid.\n• Christopher Allman -- Possession of cocaine (Class B felony). Also jailed on warrant from Columbus, Ind., in reference to prior drug case. $20,000 surety bond unpaid as of Wednesday afternoon.\n• Bruce Scott Davis, student -- Possession of schedule I narcotic with intent to distribute (Class A felony), possession of marijuana over 30 grams with intent to distribute (Class B felony) and maintaining a common nuisance (Class D felony). $100,000 surety bond unpaid as of Wednesday afternoon.