Philadelphia

Radnor High School Senior Sold Drugs to Undercover Cop: Police

A suburban Philadelphia teenager is facing multiple drug charges after he sold a quarter of an ounce of marijuana to an undercover police officer in a McDonald's restaurant -- the same fast food joint where authorities nabbed a cook for selling crack earlier this year.

Eighteen-year-old James Cellucci, a student and soccer player at Radnor High School, is charged with possession with intent to manufacture and deliver, along with other offenses, court records show.

Police stopped the Bryn Mawr teenager, who has been recognized for his skills on the soccer field, at Conestoga Road and West Wayne Avenue -- only blocks from the McDonald's -- after he agreed to sell the undercover officer marijuana for $100.

The charges were filed on the same day Neil Scott, one of the accused leaders of a Main Line drug ring targeting local high schools and colleges, pleaded guilty to drug and other charges.

School officials declined to discuss the charges except to say discipline matters are private.

Cellucci is scheduled to appear in court for his preliminary hearing Dec. 18, court records show.

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