A Massachusetts high school dean has been arrested for allegedly dealing cocaine throughout the area, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Lavante Wiggins, 30, is the dean of students at Pittsfield High School, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Massachusetts. He was arrested along with another Pittsfield man, 42-year-old Theodore Warren, on charges of possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
Prosecutors called Warren a trusted member of Wiggins' drug trafficking organization.
Wiggins allegedly had Warren complete drug sales and deliveries for him in August because he was concerned he was under investigation. Prosecutors detailed a series of cocaine deliveries they said Warren made at Wiggins' request, as recently as Tuesday, to a customer who owed more than $34,000.
It wasn't immediately clear if either man had an attorney who could speak to the charges.
Pittsfield Public Schools officials didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
CORRECTION (Dec. 11, 2024, 3:49 p.m.): An earlier version of this story misidentified Wiggins and Warren.
