Source: Waco Tribune-Herald Contact: Mon, 22 Mar 1998 DRUG CHARGE GETS PRINCIPAL A SUSPENSION CLEVELAND, Texas -- (AP) A junior high school principal has been suspended with pay after being charged with possession of marijuana and unlawfully carrying a pistol. Richard Kreiner, 47, of Cleveland, was released on $1,500 bail Friday after being jailed overnight by the Woodbranch Village Police Department on the drug and weapons charges. He was in his first year as principal of Cleveland Junior High School after having been a successful teacher in the Bryan school district. "He was suspended, pending review of the police reports. If the charges are true, they violate our code of ethics. We have a zero-tolerance policy here on such things," said Nancy Fuller, interim superintendent for the Cleveland Independent School District. She said Kreiner did not have a criminal history. Woodbranch Police Chief Stoney England said one of his officers pulled over Kreiner's truck on U.S. 59 Thursday because of an "obstructed license plate." He said Kreiner aroused suspicion when he leaned over and appeared to be hiding something under the front seat. The officer recovered a .357-caliber Magnum pistol, which Kreiner had no permit for, as well as 28 grams of marijuana, England said.