Drug raid nets arrests of UPG player, 2 others

A star player on the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg men's basketball team and two other people were arraigned Tuesday on drug charges after Greensburg police raided a city home.

Rashad Frederic Davison, 20, and Barrington Bogle, 19, who lived in a third-floor apartment at 107 Arch Ave., and Paul M. Bogle, 21, of 560 N. Ridgefield Ave., Bridgeport, Conn., were jailed in lieu of $20,000 bond each after videoconference arraignments before District Judge James Albert of Greensburg.

Each is charged with manufacture, delivery or possession with the intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance; possession of a small amount of marijuana; and possession of both a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

Davison, whose hometown is listed as Washington, Pa., was a starting guard this past season on the UPG Bobcat basketball team and its leading scorer with an average of 14.8 points per game, according to the university's Web site. He also hauled down 112 rebounds and tallied 57 assists, leading his team in those categories.

A sophomore, Davison was an honorable-mention selection on the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference all-conference team, according to the Web site.

Paul Bogle, who is Barrington Bogle's brother, was staying at the apartment temporarily, authorities said. Barrington Bogle is a former student at UPG, said Wendy Mackall, campus spokeswoman.

"We really don't have any comment at this point in time," Mackall said.

Greensburg police Capt. George Seranko said that when police raided the apartment shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, they found a makeshift marijuana growing room containing a marijuana plant; four small bags containing suspected marijuana; $3,721 in U.S. currency; and 10,000 Japanese yen, which is equal to nearly $85, according to Xe.com, a currency-exchange Web site.

Seranko said the plant was inside a 3-foot-high cardboard carton lined with aluminum foil and topped with a grow light.

"They were growing it," Seranko said. "They were selling it, also."

Police said they had watched the home for a while after receiving tips.

"We got numerous tips about the traffic going in and out of the residence," Seranko said.