PITTSBURGH (100.1 FM and AM 1020 KDKA) In a release from PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro, it was stated that former Taylor Allderdice High School football coach Branndon Pezzelle Sr. has been arrested for selling cocaine out of his home.
Most recently, Pezzelle was a cadet at the Allegheny County Police Department Academy, which he has been removed from.
A search warrant of Pezzelle's home resulted in the discovery of 1,252 grams of cocaine, about $76,000 in cash, and equipment for packaging and selling the drugs.
"The defendant gained the trust of players and families in Pittsburgh and was seeking to become a police officer -- all while behind the scenes selling poisons in our communities. Branndon Pezzelle has betrayed the people of Pittsburgh-- an area he was vying to serve to protect," said Attorney General Shapiro. "My office continues to hold anyone who abuses their power to account, without fear or favor."
From the release, AG Shapiro said that the Allegheny County Police Department played a vital role in the ongoing investigation.
Pezzelle, 36, is being charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia and possession of instruments of crime.
