Sunday, April 29, 2012

Supreme Court Candidate's Son Arrested

{Wheeling, West Virginia}...Thomas Elliot Rogers, 19, the son of Supreme Court candidate H. John Rogers, was arrested Saturday on felony drug charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Wheeling Police say groundskeepers at Independence Hall in Wheeling had noticed "an unusually high number of drug paraphernalia in the area." During a routine patrol, officers noticed Rogers and he was arrested near Independence Hall. H. John Rogers said, "His mother and I welcome this development. Incarceration might save his life." Rogers lamented that his son is a heroin addict.