SENIOR AIR FORCE CADET IS ACCUSED IN DRUG SALES

COLORADO SPRINGS, Dec. 19 (AP) — A senior cadet at the Air Force Academy
here has been charged with dealing LSD and Ecstasy, and nine other cadets
are being investigated.

Military prosecutors have accused the senior cadet, Stephen Daniel Pouncey,
of using and selling LSD, ecstasy, cocaine and methamphetamine, an academy
spokesman, Neil Talbott, said on Monday.

Mr. Pouncey was to appear in military court on Thursday. If found guilty,
he faces up to 55 years in prison and dismissal from the Air Force. He
remains a cadet and is taking his final exams, which end on Wednesday, Mr.
Talbott said.

Mr. Pouncey tested positive in a drug test in October, leading to the
investigation. Mr. Pouncey, whose age and hometown were not released, was
the first cadet in five years not in basic training to test positive for
drugs, Mr. Talbott said.