MFL MarMac teacher faces alcohol, gun charges

UPDATE: A vocal music teacher at MFL MarMac High School has been arrested on alcohol and gun charges.

Monona police say Richard Nance, 58, has been charged with supplying alcohol to a minor, violation of gun conveyance law, and open container. He was arrested Monday night after a joint investigation involving the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Clayton County Sheriff's Office and Monona Police Department.

Police worked with a student to stake out a meeting at a car wash. Police witnessed Nance giving the student alcohol. Nance was arrested at the car wash.

Officers found a loaded gun locked in the truck of Nance's car.

Nance was taken to the Clayton County Jail, where he was later released on a $1,500 signature bond.

According to reports from KWWL on the criminal complaint filed in Clayton County, Nance agreed to meet an underage girl at the Davis Street Car Wash in Monona around 5:35 p.m. Monday and give her a mixed drink.

MFL MarMac Superintendent Dr. Dale Crozier released the following statement:

"We had some non-verified information that Mr. Nance was involved in some inappropriate activities with students-so we involved the police at all levels. The various levels of the police all worked together in this investigation. At this point, the legal end is out of my hands. The school district will deal with this issue professionally, and appropriately and in our time-frame. There are no further comments to be made on this issue."

Nance teaches vocal music at MFL MarMac High School, including men's chorus, women's chorus, mixed chorus and Young Americans, the school's show choir, according to his teacher page on the district's Website. He is also co-director of the school's fall musical and was teaching some classes at the district's middle school.

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