Source: San Francisco Examiner (CA)
Contact:  http://www.examiner.com/
Copyright: 1998 San Francisco Examiner
Author:  Seth Rosenfeld
Pubdate: Sun, 6 Dec 1998

S.F. COPS ARREST 3 IN DRUG INQUIRY

DJs allegedly sold Ecstasy at a club

San Francisco undercover police officers slipped into a popular South of
Market night club and arrested three disc jockeys for allegedly selling the
stimulant Ecstasy, part of a continuing probe of illegal drug sales in area
dance venues.

Three men were arrested early Saturday morning at the Sound Factory at 525
Harrison St. after a two-month undercover investigation spurred by
neighbors' complaints of late-night revelry, said Lt. Kitt Crenshaw.

The bust was made by a handful of plainclothes cops in the Sky Lounge area
of the sprawling club near the foot of the Bay Bridge, as about 400 people
danced to loud music under pulsating lights. Four squad cars of uniformed
officers stood by, but the arrests were made without incident, Crenshaw
said.

Jeffrey Fetterman, 28, was charged with possession for sale of Ecstasy and
was held in county jail in lieu of $150,000 bail, police said.

Fetterman, a disc jockey, was found with a small plastic candy container
holding 38 capsules of the drug, which was selling for $30 each, Crenshaw
said.

After searching Fetterman's 1998 Range Rover, officers obtained a search
warrant for his San Mateo home, where they found more than an ounce of the
drug and about $10,000 in cash, Crenshaw added.

He declined to name the two other disc jockeys arrested.

Much of the alleged drug dealing occurred in a private room off the Sky
Lounge used by select clientele and targeted females, he said.

Undercover agents on several nights saw patrons signal their interest in
buying Ecstasy to the disc jockeys, he said, and at one point more than 10
people lined up.

The investigation began with complaints to the state Alcohol Beverage
Control Board, and covered at least four other South of Market dance bars,
Crenshaw said. Disc jockeys and doorkeepers appeared to be involved in the
drug sales, he said.

The ABC and San Francisco police will review the case for possible
revocation or suspension of the Sound Factory's liquor license, he added. A
single dose of Ecstasy, the street name for MDMA, lasts four to six hours
and can bring feelings of exhilaration and euphoria.

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Checked-by: Joel W. Johnson