Some of the items recovered in the raid of the Highland home of Cal State San Bernardino professor Stephen J. Kinzey are displayed at a news conference.
Authorities seized more than a pound of methamphetamine as well as unregistered rifles and handguns and biker paraphernalia including body armor (Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times).
Stephen J. Kinzey, who teaches kinesiology at Cal State San Bernardino, is being sought by authorities after they raided his Highland home and arrested nine alleged accomplices in a methamphetamine ring.
A Cal State San Bernardino professor who chaired academic committees, tweeted his concerns about child obesity and lived quietly in a well-trimmed Highland neighborhood stands accused of living a shadow life of a heavily armed biker-gang member and drug dealer [who went by the name of "Skinz"].
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department on Thursday said Stephen J. Kinzey, a 43-year-old kinesiology professor, allegedly led a local chapter of the Devils Diciples [sic] Outlaw motorcycle gang and a methamphetamine drug operation that brought in tens of thousands of dollars. Authorities arrested nine suspected mid- and street-level dealers involved in the drug ring shortly after raiding Kinzey's home, where they allegedly found more than a pound of methamphetamine, rifles, handguns, body armor, leather biker vests and other biker paraphernalia. Police also found an undisclosed amount of cash at the couple's house and said all the guns recovered were unregistered.
Kinzey remains a fugitive and is considered armed and dangerous, officials said.
During the Aug. 26 raid, detectives arrested Kinzey's live-in girlfriend, Holly V. Robinson, 33, a 2005 Cal State San Bernardino graduate, on suspicion of distributing methamphetamine. She is accused of being Kinzey's "business partner" in the drug operation and has been released on bail.
The drugs were allegedly sold through a network of dealers. . . . The investigation into the possible sale of drugs on the college campus is continuing.
Cal State San Bernardino President Albert K. Karnig pledged the university's full cooperation. . . ."If the allegations are indeed true, this is beyond disappointing."
Deputy Dist. Atty. Steven D. Sanchez said two lawyers contacted by Kinzey had called his office, saying the professor wanted to know what the bail amount would be if he turned himself in. No bail amount has been set because Kinzey is a fugitive, Sanchez said. As of Thursday evening, Kinzey remained at large.
Kinzey, who has taught at Cal State San Bernardino for 10 years, has a doctorate degree from the University of Toledo in Ohio, a master's degree from Indiana State University and a bachelor's degree from Wayne State University in Detroit.
His father, Hank Kinzey of Rochester Hills, Mich., said he was "sick to my stomach" after learning about the allegations against his son from a newspaper reporter Thursday afternoon. "My son is a Christian. . .," the elder Kinzey said. "My son doesn't drink. My son doesn't smoke. I don't get it. He's a PhD."
Omigod, Devils Diciples.
ReplyDeleteNow we know the worst major EVAH, for realz.
Yep. Kinesiology. I wonder what his girlfriend's major was.
ReplyDeleteFinally a professor I can get behind....Chain-whip these motherfuckers to death, Kinzey!
ReplyDelete"My son doesn't drink.... He's a PhD."
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I'd join the kinesiology pile-on, except that, at my institution, that major includes aspiring physical therapists and the more serious aspiring athletic trainers (as well as assorted gym rats who want to get a college degree while still spending as much time in the gym as possible). In my experience, the aspiring physical therapists, in particular, are wonderful: engaged, intellectually curious, and personable. As a heavy, middle-aged person who aspires to stay active (at a very modest pace) as long as possible, that cheers me, since I suspect I'll be needing their services off and on.
ReplyDeleteDoes the phrase "doctorate degree" strike anyone else as a bit off? In my lexicon, one has "a doctorate" or "a Ph.D.," or perhaps "a doctoral degree," but not, despite the parallelism with Bachelors and Masters, a "doctorate degree" (and "doctoral degree" wouldn't be my first choice either).
But whatever you call it, an extended encounter with higher education (or, for that matter, being a Christian) doesn't protect one from engaging in foolish behavior. In fact, one could argue that choosing to join the academic tribe these days is only slightly less self-destructive behavior than joining a motorcycle gang. The meth-dealing, however, is in another league: selling people stuff that will destroy them is seriously wrong.
Why is this font so hard to read? Eskarina, no offense, but use the standard font, sizing, etc. You've got right justified, it's smaller than normal, and it doesn't match the normal font for the page. Maybe you think you're standing out, but I can barely read it. At least it's not some color other than black. That really makes me crazy.
ReplyDeleteReg, I think Eskarina just cut and pasted from the original website. It's not a matter of "wanting to stand out" or something - I haven't figured out how to change the fonts on anything either. If I'm cutting and pasting, you get what I got.
ReplyDelete"[Skinz]...chaired academic committees..."
ReplyDeleteTelling evidence of the cracks in his operation beginning to form.
@Reg: Merely has it partly right. I was cutting and pasting from the source, and the result was huge (24 point), bold, and varying in font. Also, in adding the photo, I got a 3-word-wide column on the left. And all of it was gray.
ReplyDeleteIt took over 30 minutes to clean it up, and then it still didn't look the same in "preview" mode as when I finally published it. At that point, I tried to edit it again, got frustrated, and just published the damn thing.
I'm sorry you could barely read it. For future reference, "CTRL +" is a quick way to zoom in on small fonts. "CTRL -" will take you right back to normal.
For my own future reference, could you help me out? What is the standard font? The size? It would be great if the defaults were clearly marked by the software, and if the preview matched the published post. But I'll write down your answers so I do it better next time.