Friday, April 28, 2000
Coach's sons charged in Badin drug theft
By Janice Morse and Sue Kiesewetter
The Cincinnati Enquirer
HAMILTON — Two grown sons of Terry Malone, longtime head football coach at Badin High School, are accused of stealing drugs from the Catholic school while using their father's keys.
Steven Malone, 19, and his brother Andrew, 22, have been charged in con nection with thefts of medications used to treat attention-deficit disorder.
Steven Malone was released Thursday from the Butler County Jail on his promise to appear for a hearing May 5 in Hamilton Municipal Court; his brother remained confined in the county's minimum-security lockup known as Resolutions Correctional Complex.
Each has been charged with burglary, breaking and entering, theft of drugs and theft of their father's keys — all in connection with four break-ins at the school this month, police reports said.
Played football
News of the allegations is expected to affect many people in the community, given the football coach's long and unblemished record at Badin, said Sgt. Thomas E. Kilgour, Hamilton police spokesman.
“I've personally known Terry Malone and most of his family since 1966, when I entered Badin High School,” Sgt. Kilgour said. “He has been a pillar of this community, and I'm sure there's ... compassion for him.”
Both boys had played football at the school. Their father is known as one of southwest Ohio's winningest prep football coaches; the Badin team won the state title in 1990. The team finished 8-3 last season.
The coach declined to comment on the charges against his sons.
Badin Principal Margaret Winkeljohn said school officials first suspected a problem in early April, when they noticed a couple of pills missing from locked cabinets in the nurse's office, which was also locked at night.
School officials began counting them at the end of the day and again every morning. Police were called Tuesday because “a large number” of the pills was discovered missing between April 20 and 25, after Easter break, Mrs. Winkeljohn said.
Stimulant pills
The missing pills were Ritalin, Adderall and Methylphenidate, all similar stimulants used to treat attention deficit disorder.
Prescription drugs that students take during the day are now locked in the school safe, and the school is reviewing security to see whether other precautions can be taken.
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