Freshman Ahlfeld cited for alcohol

Adam Ahlfeld, a walk-on freshman basketball player, was cited this weekend for illegal consumption of alcohol at Foster Quad. \nAccording to IU Police Department reports, officers arrived at 3:22 a.m. Sunday at Foster-Shea in response to a complaint made by a residential assistant on the floor. The RA told officers she suspected several uncooperative subjects were consuming alcohol.\nWhen the officers responded to the complaint, they noticed a half gallon of rum lying in the room just inside the doorway.\nThe officers questioned several subjects on the floor, including Ahlfeld, 19. They asked him if he had been consuming alcohol, and Ahlfeld stated he had "a couple of drinks." A portable breath test confirmed Ahlfeld had been consuming alcohol. Ahlfeld was issued a citation for illegal consumption of alcohol, a Class C misdemeanor.\nAccording to the police report, Ahlfeld was "cooperative and truthful with the officers about having drank alcohol." \nA court date has not yet been set. IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger said the judge will make a determination regarding Ahlfeld's punishment. \n"The judge has quite a bit of latitude in terms of a punishment," Minger said. "Because he is an athlete, the court might ask that he do voluntary community work in lieu of paying a fine. Then the community benefits, and he might learn something in the process."\nAhlfeld is a walk-on guard from North Central High School in Indianapolis. His father, Steve Ahlfeld, has spent the last 20 years as the team's orthopedic surgeon. \nThe athletics department contacted men's basketball coach Mike Davis after the incident.\n"I am aware of the situation, and we are addressing it internally," Davis said.\nThis citation is the second legal action against an IU basketball player this season. In September, freshman Lucas Steijn also was cited for illegal consumption of alcohol.\n-- Contact Staff Writer Lori Geller at lfgeller@indiana.edu.