On Tuesday, November 29, Dean of Students Chuck Cleveland sent an update to the Whitman College community regarding the recent dissociative druggings on campus.  According to Cleveland, the College worked with the Walla Walla Police Department to investigate the situation and a current student emerged as a person of interest. When the student was alerted that they would face conduct proceedings, the individual withdrew from Whitman. Below is an excerpt from Cleveland’s email.  

“Through the college’s own investigation in conjunction with the investigation being done by the Walla Walla Police Department, a person of interest emerged as a possible source of the drugs.

Upon being notified of pending conduct proceedings by the college, the student made the decision to withdraw from Whitman College and is no longer allowed on campus. The college cannot release the student’s name because of privacy laws.

The investigation by the Walla Walla Police Department is ongoing. Police have serious concerns that the drugs circulated in this case may be homemade and are potentially very dangerous.”

Cleveland did not indicate whether or not multiple individuals may have been involved in the druggings. The Walla Walla Police Department’s investigation is ongoing.

Cleveland also noted that drugs appear to have been homemade and are potentially dangerous, and that any individual who knows more about the drugs should come forward and meet with Chalese Rabidue (Domestic Violence Victims Advocate with the Walla Walla PD, 509.527.4434) or Juli Dunn (Associate Dean of Students, dunnjl@whitman.edu, 509.301.6824).