June 17, 201610 yr Fort Campbell coach charged with selling meth CLARKSVILLE — Fort Campbell High School head baseball coach Lance Martin Loeffler is facing multiple charges after drugs and guns were found in his truck during a traffic stop and he admitted to police "he had been selling crystal methamphetamine to make some extra cash," according to an arrest warrant. Loeffler, 41, who is also a substitute teacher at a Fort Campbell Middle School, was arrested June 9 and charged with possession of methamphetamine for resale, unlawful drug paraphernalia and possession of firearms during the commission of a dangerous felony. He also had heroin in his truck, according to the warrant. A Clarksville Police officer stopped Loeffler in his F-150 on Greenwood Avenue because he was not wearing a seat belt. A passenger, Samantha Clark, had just been seen going into a home on Central Avenue "known for drug trafficking" and then returning to the truck, Loeffler's arrest warrant states. During the traffic stop, Clark told an officer there was drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, and during a search, police found a black case that contained apple bags, a pipe, a baggie of brown powder, two baggies containing a crystal substance, and a straw and spoon in the center console, according to the warrant. Behind Loeffler's seat, police found a black bag containing a digital scale and six pistols, the warrant stated. A rifle in a case was found in the back seat and another digital scale was located in the front seat area. A portion of the crystal substance field tested positive for methamphetamine, and a brown substance tested positive for heroin, the warrant stated. Loeffler told police that someone gave him the heroin and that he had been selling crystal meth to make money. Loeffler, who gave a Clearwood Lane address, was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on $61,000 bond. Loeffler was the most recent baseball coach. The season ended in May and each year coaches have to reapply, school officials said. Cindy Gibson, public affairs officer for the Department of Defense education activity, confirmed Thursday that Loeffler is still employed as the baseball coach and a substitute middle school teacher — a requirement for coaching — but with school out, he is not working. She said she it is too early to know what steps might be taken. Jennifer Lay, a parent of a former player, said she pulled her two sons from the team for other problems, not related to the arrest, before the most recent season. She said during his first year of coaching in the 2015 season, Loeffler was awful and that she and other parents met with the school staff, the superintendent and others when he was brought back for the 2016 season. For months before the season began, he could not be reached by parents to organize practice or conditioning, she said.
June 17, 201610 yr 3-25 record. Needed fired. Maybe needed a little more coaching ability and a little less meth.
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