THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
PAGE 8 - May 25, 2011
Inglis' Stichter
Mother & Son Arrested On
Earns Baseball Honors
Oxycodone, Other Charges
Special to The Newscaster by Doug Johnston
Former Dunnellon High School athlete Andrew Stichter was re-
On March 23, 2011, the Levy County Drug Task Force Agents
cently named to the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference all
conducted an undercover operation at 17171 NW 75th Ave., Trenton.
conference baseball team honorable mention. The Inglis native just com-
During the course of the investigation, a confidential informant purchased
pleted his junior year at the University of Charleston in Charleston, West
oxycodone from Robert Mathew Andrews on five different occasions
Virginia.
from March-May.
Stichter was a two sport athlete at DHS playing baseball and
During one of the drug transactions Andrews was armed with an
football. He was the starting quarterback for the Tiger football team for
assault rifle and fired in the air approximately 30 rounds from the front
two years and earned post season honors in both sports. His performance on the baseball
porch.
Debra Andrews
diamond caught the eye of long time UC baseball coach Tom Nociza who offered Stichter
On May 17, 2011, the Drug Task Force executed a search warrant
a baseball scholarship to play for the Golden Eagles. Nociza likes to dip into the state of
at the Andrew’s residence. Agents found 22 oxycodone pills, marijuana
Florida for prospective scholar/athletes: He currently has 8 Florida players on his 33 man
plant, drug paraphernalia, and they recovered 12 guns in Andrews’s bed-
roster.
room. Andrews was arrested on five counts of sale of a controlled sub-
“Nothing not to like about Andrew”, Nozica said. “He is a clean-cut young man
stance, six counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to
with a tremendous work ethic and solid academic background. He also is a gifted athlete
distribute, one count of possession of marijuana less than 20 grams, one
and he has a great family behind him”.
count of possession of drug paraphernalia, one count maintaining a drug
Stichter was one of four Golden Eagle players named to the prestigious team. He finished
dwelling and engaging in a crime while in possession of a firearm. An-
the season second on the team in several offensive categories including batting average,
drews has never been convicted of any felony crimes.
Robert Andrews
(.313), hits (45), RBI s (23) and total bases (56). He also finished 4th on the team in slug-
Andrews stated that he has been living with his mother, Debra
ging percentage (.389).
Andrews for over 5 years. In the past year Andrews stated that he has been selling his
But the real eye-popping numbers that Stichter put up were on the defensive side
mother's pills. Agents searched Debra Andrews and located two pill pods in her bra con-
of the diamond. He had a .1000 Fielding percentage handling 265 put-outs from his first
taining 83 ½ pills and marijuana in her bedroom. Upon interviewing Debra Andrews, she
base position without an error. That effort also earned him a nomination for the WVIAC
confirmed that her son has been selling her pills (Oxycodone) for over one year to keep
Golden Glove Award. What makes his defensive effort even more remarkable is the fact
a roof over their head. Debra stated that she would not sell the pills because she did not
that Stichter was moved from his usual position of third base to first base this season. “I like
want to get into trouble but they were in a 50/50 partnership. Debra Andrews was arrested
playing third, but you have to play were you are needed and we needed a first baseman”
for trafficking in oxycodone, maintaining a drug dwelling and possession of marijuana less
Stichter said while home for summer break.
than 20 grams.
Stichter will resume his studies and baseball in August as a senior at UC. He is
At first appearance Robert Andrews received a $ 421,000 bond and Debra was
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majoring in Radiology and says the academics don’t get any easier. “I expect to get my de-
issued $101,000.
gree in May of 2012. It doesn’t get any easier, but playing baseball and studying has taught
me a lot about time management”, said Stichter.
The University of Charleston sits on the banks of the Kanawha River in down-
town Charleston and is in plain view of the West Virginia capitol building. The campus is
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setting, Stichter says it has been difficult to adjust to the winters. “It gets pretty cold in
West Virginia. Knocking snow of the bases in February and March is something I wasn’t
accustomed to”. Photo Courtesy University of Charleston WV.
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