Rutgers Coach Is Arrested at Crack House

Arnold Jeter, an assistant football coach at Rutgers, was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine after a raid at a crack house, police said Friday.

Police said Jeter, 53, of South Brunswick, N.J., was arrested along with six others Wednesday night.

“The narcotics task force had a search warrant for the place and everyone there was charged,” police spokesman Lt. Michael Kurzeja said.

Jeter, coach of the team’s defensive line in his third season at Rutgers, has taken a leave of absence. He previously was an assistant at Arizona and Wisconsin.

From 1966 to 1974, Jeter was the coach at Delaware State, where he led the Hornets to a 25-48-1 record. During the 1973 season, Jeter kicked several players off the team after it was discovered nearly 70% were involved with drugs.