16-year-old charged after 30+ THC vapes found at Thomas Stone High
A 16-year-old Thomas Stone High School student was charged with possession with intent to distribute after more than 30 THC vaping devices were found in a school bookbag. An additional THC vape was found on the student, who also faces school disciplinary consequences.
🇺🇸 Thomas Stone High School, Charles County, Maryland · Maryland, United States
A 16-year-old Thomas Stone High School student was charged after a search of the
student’s bookbag turned up more than 30 vaping devices containing THC.[1]A
school resource officer charged the student with possession with intent to
distribute drugs and possession of cannabis.[1]The sheriff’s office did not
name the 16-year-old because the student is a juvenile.[2]Both students also
face consequences under the Charles County Public Schools student code of
conduct.[1]
School administrators learned on Oct. 13 that the student had reportedly used a
vaping device on a school bus on Oct. 9, which led to the investigation and
bookbag search.[1]The devices found in the bookbag were in their original
retail packaging.[1]An additional THC-containing vaping device was found on
the student.[1]
In an unrelated incident on Oct. 13, administrators at John Hanson Middle School
learned that an 11-year-old student had a vaping device, which was recovered and
tested positive for THC.[1]The release did not announce charges against the
younger student.[1]The sheriff’s office encouraged parents and guardians to
speak with their children about the risks of unregulated vaping and THC
products.[3]
Photos and video
Seized THC-containing vaping devices in retail packaging from the Thomas Stone High School case. Photo: Charles County Sheriff's Office.Photo details
Charles County Sheriff's Officeccso.usThomas Stone High School Student Arrested Following Seizure of Over 30 THC Vaping Devices / Vape Containing THC also Recovered from 11-Year-Old at Middle School
Open questions the AI reported
No weight, liquid volume or THC content was published for the vaping devices, so no cannabis kilograms are recorded.
The reports give no separate date for the bookbag search beyond the investigation after Oct. 13, so Oct. 13 is used as the incident date.
No court outcome beyond the school resource officer's charges was reported.
Figures cover only the 16-year-old Thomas Stone High School student; the unrelated John Hanson Middle School vape recovery involved no announced charge and is not counted.
The two sheriff's-office vehicle photos in the submitted gallery show agency cars, not this seizure, so only the seized-vape photo is listed.
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