Overview

• Mercer Borough police allege booster club president Mike Davis entered the boys’ locker room on Sept. 5 and handed out methylene blue before an away game at Reynolds High School.
• Investigators say more than a dozen athletes consumed the liquid and some players vomited during the game.
• According to a district letter, the substance was administered with an eyedropper into players’ water bottles.
• Superintendent Ronald Rowe said the booster has been banned from all district property and that access and supervision procedures have been updated, with parents notified.
• Chief Robert Davis said he intends to pursue charges such as reckless endangerment or disorderly conduct pending the ongoing investigation, and the PIAA has not responded to questions about potential team discipline.