Mario Schaffer, 26, of 225 Roberson St. was arrested and charged at 2:09 a.m. with one felony count of possession of crack cocaine with the intent to sell or deliver, reports state.
University officials said they do not have a policy requiring the automatic job termination of people charged with crimes but that they plan to investigate the incident. Bill Burston, director of housekeeping, said employee arrests are handled on a case-by-case basis.
"It all depends on whether or not it affects the person's job," he said. "If it's on campus, then that's a different situation."
Although the University has no policy regarding employee arrests, several such arrests since the start of the school year have prompted UNC officials to adopt a policy requiring background checks on all new staff hires. Schaffer had no prior arrests in Chapel Hill or Carrboro.
Officers stopped Schaffer on North Graham Street and upon investigation, found he had a canister containing six rocks of crack cocaine, reports state.
North Graham Street is in Northside Chapel Hill, an area police have created a special task force for to deal with drug-related and other crimes.
In response to a Northside resident's request at Monday's Chapel Hill Town Council meeting, Mayor Rosemary Waldorf asked police to step up patrol efforts in that part of town. At least three arrests have been made in the area in the past four days, including Schaffer's.
"This was a routine stop. There's not many details," said Gregg Jarvies, Chapel Hill Police Chief.
Schaffer was released with no bond and was scheduled to appear in Orange County District Court in Hillsborough on Thursday, reports state.
