Officer Stops Class on Drugs; Arrests Teen

Officer Stops Class on Drugs; Arrests Teen

Thu May 5, 8:41 AM ET

MUNCIE, Ind. - A state police trooper stopped a high school drug-awareness presentation to arrest a student in another part of the school on a charge of trying to sell marijuana.

Detective Darrell Thornburg was speaking Tuesday to a Delta High School health class when administrators alerted him about possible drug dealing in the school. Students told school administrators about the 16-year-old selling the drug, Sgt. Rod Russell said.

Thornburg found marijuana in the boy's pockets, packaged in bags for distribution, Russell said.

The student was taken to a juvenile detention facility and faces charges of possession of marijuana and juvenile delinquency.

He was suspended from school for 10 days and could eventually face expulsion, said Pat Mapes, assistant superintendent of the Delaware Community Schools.

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Information from: The Star Press, http://www.thestarpress.com
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