MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Township police said arrests are pending from a traffic stop on Sunday that reportedly involved members of the Mount Carmel Area High School football team.
Chief Brian Hollenbush, in a telephone interview Wednesday, acknowledged an investigation is ongoing.
"I don't have much to say at this point. I'm waiting for lab results and stuff to come back," he said. "There are arrests pending. Let us get all i's dotted and t's crossed."
Saying there would be a public report issued, he added, "At this point, there are charges coming down. As soon as I get the blood results, there will be other consequences."
He said he would not release any names until charges are filed, and would neither confirm nor deny those involved are members of the football team.
Mount Carmel Area head football coach Carmen DeFrancesco, reached Wednesday by phone, said all of the team's starters are available for Friday's game against Montoursville and that no players had been removed from the team. He declined further comment.
The incident, including those allegedly involved, has been widely discussed on social networking sites and otherwise in the public realm.
The Red Tornadoes are off to a 4-0 start this season.