Replica handgun on school grounds / second-degree assault: On March 18 at 10:30 a.m., several students at Milton Somers Middle School were walking in the hallway with a school staff member, and they began pulling on locker doors causing some lockers to open. As they were directed to stop, the staff member observed what appeared to be a handgun protruding from a backpack in one of the lockers. The school resource officer recovered the handgun and determined it was a toy gun. The student who was assigned the locker was identified and placed into a separate room where the student then struck another student who was already in the room. Under Maryland law, the involved student cannot be charged with a criminal offense; however, the Charles County Department of Juvenile Services was contacted. Anyone with information is asked to contact PFC Duley at 301-609-3282 ext. 0494.

 

Vape containing THC recovered from student smoking during class / Suspected cannabis recovered in separate incident: On March 19 at 8:45 a.m., a student was observed smoking a vape inside a classroom, during class. The vape was recovered by the school resource officer and tested positive for THC. The student was charged on a civil citation with possession of cannabis.

In a separate incident, school administrators were alerted to a student possibly in possession of alcohol. During the search for the alcohol, a bag of cannabis was recovered from the student. The school resource officer recovered the bag and the substance tested positive for THC. The student was charged on a civil citation with possession of cannabis.

Parents are urged to talk with their students about the dangers of inhaling or consuming products that could contain harmful, unknown elements. Anyone with information is asked to call PFC Watkins at 301-609-3282 ext. 0721.  

 

Suspected cannabis recovered from student at John Hanson Middle School: On March 19 at 12:30 p.m., a student at John Hanson Middle School was suspected of smoking a vape pen in a school bathroom. Further investigation revealed the student was in possession of a vape. The school resource officer recovered the vape pen which tested positive for THC. The student was charged on a civil citation with possession of cannabis. Parents are urged to talk with their students about the dangers of inhaling or consuming products that could contain harmful, unknown elements. Anyone with information is asked to call PFC Hancock at 301-609-3282 ext. 0499.