You track guys remember Roy Martin??

[kaorder1999]

Just wanted to see what yall thought about this issue....

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2-Time Olympian Arrested For Drugs At DISD School
Now Middle School Track Coach, Man Says He Wanted To Help Kids


by Jack Fink


DALLAS (CBS 11 News) ¯ As a Dallas high school student, Roy "Robot" Martin broke speed records and ran his way onto the U. S. Olympics team in 1984 and 1988.

Tuesday night, he was arrested for possessing drugs at Florence Middle School in Pleasant Grove. Martin is head track coach and a hall monitor at the school.

Martin says he should not be charged with a crime. He says he was trying to fight the drug problem at the middle school.

"Some tragedy could happen, and I thought I was trying to prevent something tragic," said Martin.

The DISD police report says the investigation began after Martin conducted what it called "an unauthorized drug sting."

It says Martin had purchased a T-bar, or Xanax, for $1 from a student during recess. Then he turned it into the principal.

Martin says the school has a drug problem, and that it was his duty to do something about it.

"I thought I was doing the right thing," said Martin. "I have kids... and I don't want another kid at school to think that they can do this to my kid or someone else's kid."

Martin said the last thing he expected was to be arrested Monday.

"I was very surprised... I was shocked... I'm very disappointed," he said.

The police report says the student in question wasn't arrested because Martin isn't a sworn police officer.

According to the report, during a meeting with the principal and DISD police, "Mr. Martin was advised that he had no authority to be doing drug stings and to inform the police department of any future findings involving drugs."

Martin cherishes the medals he won during his career at Dallas' Roosevelt High School and SMU.

He hopes to someday become a high school track coach.

"By me being a two time Olympian, I want to give something back to the kids," said Martin.

Martin is on administrative leave.

DISD wouldn't comment on the case because it's a personnel matter.

DISD School Board Trustee Ron Price questioned Martin's arrest, and said no one should be terminated for trying to save children's lives.

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hmmmmm

[kaorder1999]

this happened back in October.....Just a weird deal.

[kaorder1999]

Maybe he was JUST TRYING to do a good thing, but what he did was still illegal. He is a NOT a police officer. He is a just a District Hall Monitor....

[Silverback 04]

Dang,

He did turn it into the principle, right?? You read everyday how crimes are committed while bystanders just bystand. As long as he aint using it, i don't have a problem with it.

I was at the state meet last weekend and in the program i think it still lists him as the national record holder in the 200m. Or was it just the State record.

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by Silverback 04
Dang,

He did turn it into the principle, right?? You read everyday how crimes are committed while bystanders just bystand. As long as he aint using it, i don't have a problem with it.

I was at the state meet last weekend and in the program i think it still lists him as the national record holder in the 200m. Or was it just the State record.
Seeing kids with drugs and taking it from them and turning it over to the principal is one thing. "Buying" drugs from a kid in your own undercover sting in another thing especially if you are not a licensed peace officer. I dont doubt that in his mind he thought what he was doing was right. In my opinion there are just better ways to go about it!

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
Seeing kids with drugs and taking it from them and turning it over to the principal is one thing. "Buying" drugs from a kid in your own undercover sting in another thing.
And unfortunately, the rights of the criminal prevail in this case. :dispntd:

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
And unfortunately, the rights of the criminal prevail in this case. :dispntd:

well, if he would have done what he was supposed to do an a Monitor, he woul dhave gone straight to the Dallas ISD police Officer on campus and told him the kid had drugs on him and the police officer would have searched him and found the drugs. Instead, Martin tried to take the law into his own hands.

[Silverback 04]

Yes, but if he had done that, the kid would have already sold it to some other kid and the law would say they can't do anything without evidence. Unfortunately, the evidence would be in the stomach of someone else who was enjoying the effects.

Maybe its time we started taking the law into our own hands in some instances.

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by Silverback 04
Yes, but if he had done that, the kid would have already sold it to some other kid and the law would say they can't do anything without evidence. Unfortunately, the evidence would be in the stomach of someone else who was enjoying the effects.

Maybe its time we started taking the law into our own hands in some instances.

ok...how about take the kid into custody, walk him to the police officer and let the police officer search him?

[Silverback 04]

How does a hall monitor take a kid into custody? Sound more like a rasselin' match followed by a lawsuit. As you stated, he is not the law. Sounds like to me, in the grand scheme of things, the drug is off the street, although the punk has the money. This could turn into what came first, the drug or the money?

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by Silverback 04
How does a hall monitor take a kid into custody? Sound more like a rasselin' match followed by a lawsuit. As you stated, he is not the law. Sounds like to me, in the grand scheme of things, the drug is off the street, although the punk has the money. This could turn into what came first, the drug or the money?

you tell the 14 year old to come with you and you lead him to the office just as a teacher or a principal would. You dont have to put the kid in handcuffs in order to take someone into custody.

[Ranger Mom]

I guess he could have made a citizens arrest!!:)

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
I guess he could have made a citizens arrest!!:)

haha....no kidding!

[Silverback 04]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
you tell the 14 year old to come with you and you lead him to the office just as a teacher or a principal would. You dont have to put the kid in handcuffs in order to take someone into custody.


I'm not sure you're gettin the picture. The kid is a criminal. Criminals don't just "come with me to see the principal" when they are carrying and distributing drugs. If he had stuck his tongue out at the teacher then you can escort him to the office. Sellin drugs is a whole different ballgame.

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by Silverback 04
I'm not sure you're gettin the picture. The kid is a criminal. Criminals don't just "come with me to see the principal" when they are carrying and distributing drugs. If he had stuck his tongue out at the teacher then you can escort him to the office. Sellin drugs is a whole different ballgame.

I agree....but he broke the law by buying the drugs too!!

I wouldn't have tried to get him to the principal's office, nor would I have taken my eyes off of him til the cops got there to make their own arrest!!

[g$$]

Originally posted by Silverback 04

I was at the state meet last weekend and in the program i think it still lists him as the national record holder in the 200m. Or was it just the State record.

What about Bay City's Joe DeLoach (UH/Olympics), former gold medalist too? Did Martin beat his time?

I know Joe still holds the Greater Houston Area record in both the 100 & 200m from 1984. That is saying a lot because there are some fast kids around here every year.

I remember Roy Martin, weird story. Does he have a criminal past or was this maybe legit (& stupid on his part not being an officer)?

[Silverback 04]

Originally posted by g$$
What about Bay City's Joe DeLoach (UH/Olympics), former gold medalist too? Did Martin beat his time?

I know Joe still holds the Greater Houston Area record in both the 100 & 200m from 1984. That is saying a lot because there are some fast kids around here every year.

I remember Roy Martin, weird story. Does he have a criminal past or was this maybe legit (& stupid on his part not being an officer)?


According to Track.com he still holds the state and national records.

200m 20.13 NR Roy Martin Dallas Roosevelt 1985

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by Silverback 04
I'm not sure you're gettin the picture. The kid is a criminal. Criminals don't just "come with me to see the principal" when they are carrying and distributing drugs. If he had stuck his tongue out at the teacher then you can escort him to the office. Sellin drugs is a whole different ballgame.

no, you are not getting the picture. My point is, a campus monitor IS NOT A POLICE OFFICER, but he still can take the junior high kid into custody. (Believe it or not, you dont have to be a police officer to take a kid into custody in a school) He can escort the young criminal to the proper authorities, the campus police, etc and let them do their job. THATS HOW A CAMPUS HALL MONITOR TAKES SOMEONE INTO CUSTODY! He did not have the right to #1, buy drugs from the kid in his own undercover sting, #2, search the kid, #3, arrest the kid. My point was, he should have done his job and escorted the young man he was suspicious of having drugs on him to the campus police and let them do their job and search him and arrest him. What point am I not getting exactly?

Dallas ISD Campus Hall Monitors are put through training on how to handle these type of situations. Siimply put, Martin didn't do what he was taught. They are taught to take any student who is suspected of drug possession into custody, use their hand held campus security radio to make contact with the Dallas ISD Police officer on Campus and if they cannot make contact, they escort the young man/woman to the main office. Roy Martin tried to take the law into his own hand and purchase the illegal drugs from the student to make a point to the principal that there are kids using drugs on the campus. And in his mind he probably thought what he was doing was right. Too bad it was the wrong decision!