Scranton assistant principal arrested on public drunk charge
A local assistant principal faces charges of public drunk and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle, Florence County booking reports show.
Anthony Ross of 1163 Anderson Bridge Road in Scranton was booked about 4 a.m. Friday morning and released on bond just before 11 a.m.
Ross has served as assistant principal at Scranton Elementary School. He was selected to become one of two assistant principals at Lake City Elementary School this fall.
His employment status with the district is unclear. Florence School District 3 Communications Coordinator Brian Huckabee said district policy doesn’t allow him to discuss personnel issues.
Ross was arrested after Florence County sheriff’s deputies stopped about 10 p.m. Thursday to investigate a disabled vehicle on U.S. 52 North just south of Scranton, according to Florence County Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Nunn.
During the investigation, Ross arrived at the scene as a passenger in another vehicle. A deputy noticed the odor of alcohol on Ross while an open container was “in plain view” in the disabled vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office.
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oh my!!! if it isn’t COACH ROSS what u do in the dark shall come to the light.
It seems as if the disabled vehicle was the suspect’s vehicle and that he was coming back to retrieve it. It would be really unfortunate if someone else was driving the vehicle and left it there. I’m sure if he saw the deputy and knew that an open container was in the vehicle, he would have kept going…then again, the report said that he smelled of alcohol.
OH MY!!! LOOKS FISHY TOO. What was he drinking???
Something sounds fishy here. He’s a passenger and gets charged?
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