Students Arrested Over Marijuana Brownies
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Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2014 · News & Politics
An Owen High School student is arrested and several others suspended after eating brownies, reportedly laced with marijuana. The principal tells News 13, one student brought the brownies to school and shared them with his friends. That student was arrested after authorities found marijuana inside his vehicle, on school grounds. This incident occurred last Thursday and involved five students. Several of these boys ingested the brownies and became ill, they were suspended.Law enforcement was immediately made aware of the situation, soon after, arresting the young man who brought the brownies to school.Principal Meg Turner says the students initially said they had food poisoning.The students later admitted they were aware the brownies contained drugs. The brownies were not tested for the drug, so it's not completely clear what was inside the brownies.Principal Turner advised parents of this incident in what's called an all call Sunday evening, which can also be found on the school's website and Facebook page. _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
