Corey Waller: From Harvard grad to drug charges - The Courier-Journal
His mother was addicted to drugs and would disappear for months from his life. But with the help of an aunt and other mentors, Corey Lamont Waller not only survived, he triumphed. The Chestnut Street YMCA named him its "youth achiever of the year" and Waller went on to Harvard, where he graduated in 2006. Louisville's Lincoln Foundation, which helps disadvantaged youths, said in a tribute that year that Waller had overcome... Waller, 31, who seemed to defy every stereotype, was arrested last week and charged with trafficking in marijuana and carrying a concealed deadly weapon, after Louisville police executed a search warrant and found 200 to 400 pounds of the drug in... Police said in a citation that Waller saw them and tried to flee and that when he was stopped they found a loaded handgun under the seat of his 2015 Cadillac, as well as marijuana and a large amount of cash. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which carry up to 10 years in prison, and is being held by Metro Corrections on a $25,000 full cash bond. Friends and family say they were stunned by his arrest, given where he'd come from and what he'd accomplished. A police report lists him as unemployed and his address as "city at large. Source: www.courier-journal.com
