Crime & Safety

Former WCU Student Arrested in Drug Candy Bust

The seizure of 40lbs of drug-laced candy in October lead to an arrest in January.

Official have arrested a 25-year-old man who allegedly planned to distribute over 40lbs of drug-laced candy in the West Chester Area this past October, according to a release from the Chester County District Attorney’s office.

Police have arrested Robert Callis-Keiser, of Johnstown, on chargers of procession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.

According to reports, police sized the drug candy from Callis-Keiser’s South New Street apartment in West Chester last October, but the man wasn’t arrested until Thursday due to impending lab results of the candy.

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Police say the found several West Chester University students in a car that smelled of marijuana on campus in October. Working backwards from there, police were able to find and recover the drugged candy at Callis-Keiser’s apartment.

Callis-Keiser was enrolled at the University at the time of the incident, but is reportedly no longer a student.

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Officials say that they will be on the lookout for more cases like this going forward.

“This type of drug-laced candy is fairly common on the West Coast of the United States, but it is a new trend in this area,” District Attorney Chief of Staff Charles Gaza said. “Mixing drugs with candy presents a unique danger to children. West Chester University Police have been diligently working on this case since the initial seizure of the candy and we are not in a place to proceed with [charges].”

Callis-Keiser’s bail is set at $25,000. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for January 22.


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