...fraternity could avoid prison time if he completes an alternative program, a prosecutor says. Charleston attorney Dennis Rhoad has been referred to a program that would dismiss the misdemeanor charges in exchange for drug testing and community...

...squalls. "The Coast Guard has a duty to follow its clearly established procedures," one of the families' lawyers, Dennis Rhoad, said. "Had they followed their clearly established procedures, we believe a search and rescue would have been issued...