Alcoholics Anonymous host allegedly sold drugs at meetings
By Michael Harthorne Published: Mar 13, 2013
CBS/AP) SEATTLE – Michael Martin Shepard, the owner of a South Seattle nonprofit club that regularly hosted Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, was arrested Monday for allegedly selling oxycodone before and after meetings,CBS affiliate KIMA reports.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Seattle Police Department was alerted in November that Shepard, the owner of Nomadian Community Resource Center, was dealing illegal drugs.
“We took a closer look and realized what we had here was a pretty significant drug operation,” Sgt. Sean Whitcomb, of the Seattle Police Department, said. Continue reading