EX-CADET IMPLICATES ROOMMATE

Jailed Dealer Details AFA Drug Culture

A group of Air Force Academy cadets allegedly used drugs together several
times last year, including drinking shot glasses of an undiluted cleaning
solvent known as "Green Hurricane," according to court testimony given
Monday by a former cadet imprisoned for his role in drugs at the academy.
Former cadet Stephen D. Pouncey, who is serving 31/2 years in prison for
selling and dealing drugs, testified against his former roommate, senior
cadet Neil E. McColgan, saying they often did drugs together last summer at
parties and clubs. Pouncey also said McColgan called to alert him when
their squadron was being drug tested. It appears the government's case
against McColgan will hinge largely on testimony by Pouncey, who agreed to
cooperate with investigators in a plea bargain that limited his prison
time. McColgan did not test positive for drug use during an academy
urinalysis and plans to plead not guilty, said his attorney, Capt. Erin Glenn.

"I will tell you that my client has been wrongly accused," she said.
However, McColgan admitted he took Ecstasy "four or five times" in an
interview with the academy Office of Special Investigations, which is
investigating the matter, the office's special agent Steve Sulinski
testified Monday. McColgan is charged with using LSD; Ecstasy; marijuana;
hallucinogenic mushrooms; Ketamine, an animal tranquilizer;
Dextromethorphan, a substance found in over-the-counter cough medicine that
causes mild hallucinations when taken in large dosages; and
Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB), which is similar to Ecstasy. Officials have
identified the solvent as a "GHB substance" though it was not actually GHB.

He faces up to 37 years in prison and dismissal from the Air Force.
McColgan, whose age and hometown were not released by the academy because
of privacy laws, also is charged with warning Pouncey of the drug sweep.
Officials say they began investigating drug use by cadets last fall. Of the
35 cadets originally investigated, 12 were cleared. Pouncey and another
cadet pleaded guilty and have been court-martialed and sent to military
prison. Nine were punished for not coming forward with information; one
quit the academy; five face court-martial, including McColgan; and at least
six remain under scrutiny.

Pouncey testified Monday over a speaker phone from the military prison at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Pouncey said he often supplied McColgan and other
cadets with drugs. Pouncey said he, McColgan and another cadet, who still
is under investigation, used drugs at parties and clubs from May to
September 2000.

There was no testimony about whether the cadets ever used drugs at the
academy. On one occasion, Pouncey said he and McColgan drank what he called
Green Hurricane, "an organic solvent cleaner," which they purchased legally
over the Internet.

"We drank it straight, half-shot glasses of it," Pouncey said. During his
court-martial, Pouncey said he had purchased or been given drugs at parties
and clubs in Colorado Springs and Denver. On the evening of Oct. 15, all
members of Cadet Squadron Three, which included Pouncey, McColgan and one
other cadet charged, junior Kevin M. O'Keefe, were given surprise drug
urinalyses.

Pouncey was in Denver when the sweep started and McColgan called to tell
him of the drug tests, testified senior cadet Daimon Geopfert, the squadron
commander. Geopfert said it was his understanding that if a member of the
squadron wasn't present for drug testing, they would wait until the cadet
returned, but he or she would not be called. Usually, that isn't an issue
because drug tests at the academy are given first thing in the morning, he
said.

Officials have construed McColgan's call as a warning, but Glenn said her
client never issued any warning.

Pouncey returned to the academy the morning after the drug test, Geopfert said.

"He showed up midmorning and another (senior) grabbed him (for testing),"
he said.

In Pouncey's court-martial, officials said he tested positive in that
screen for several drugs. On Monday, McColgan faced an Article 32 hearing -
similar to a civilian preliminary hearing - in which an investigating
officer hears evidence in the case and then submits a recommendation to the
convening authority. In this case, that is Superintendent Lt. Gen. J.D.
Dallager, who is expected to decide this week if a court-martial will be
held, said Capt. John Elolf, an academy spokesman.