Main Line drug ring leader enters guilty plea

A leader of a drug ring operating in the Main Line has entered an open guilty plea.

Timothy Brooks, 18, entered that plea in court on Tuesday morning. No date has been set for sentencing.

"He was number two in this corrupt organization. He was part of the drug trafficking ring in the Main Line, distributing marijuana to young people," said prosecutor Jason Whalley.

"He's accepted responsibility for selling marijuana. He truly regrets the poor decisions he's made," said Brooks' attorney, Greg Pagano.

Prosecutors allege Brooks, along with 25-year-old Neil Scott, recruited sub-dealers to sell drugs at several local high schools and colleges in an operation dubbed "The Main Line Takeover Project".

Police say they had drugs shipped from the West Coast to their parents' homes in Paoli and Villanova.

Scott and Brooks both played lacrosse at The Haverford School and subsequently dropped out of college.

For Brooks, Sentencing guidelines call for between nine and 16 months behind bars but how much time -if any - he will actually serve will be at the judge's discretion.

Scott is scheduled to be in court next week.

Along with the alleged ringleaders, a number of sub-dealers were also arrested.

One of the alleged sub-dealers, Daniel McGrath, is due in court on Friday.

Sub-dealer John Roseman entered a guilty plea in court on Monday.

Five others - Christian Euler, Willow Orr, Reid Cohen, Garrett Johnson and Domenic Curcio - previously entered guilty pleas.