A mother from Verona Borough is facing charges after police said suspected marijuana was found inside her child’s backpack at school earlier this week.[1] Kylie Williams, 30, faces child endangerment charges over the incident on Wednesday morning at Verner Elementary School.[1] According to a criminal complaint, an officer was already at the school for an unrelated matter when the principal asked to speak to him.[1] The principal told the officer that a student had arrived with what was believed to be a strong odor of marijuana.[1] A staff member collecting backpacks and folders saw a package of suspected marijuana inside the student’s bag.[1] Staff then took the bag with the suspected marijuana to the principal’s office.[2]
Police said the package was labeled “Lemon Cherry Sherbert 14G Littles Hybrid” and had Williams’ name on it.[1] A label also showed the date and place of purchase and identified Williams as the customer.[2] Williams asked for the package to be returned and said no one needed to know about the incident.[1] She later told police she had accidentally placed the package in the child’s bookbag before school.[2]
Williams was taken to the Allegheny County Jail.[1] CBS Pittsburgh, citing court records, said she posted bail.[1] A later WPXI account said she remained in the Allegheny County Jail, unable to post bond.[2] A preliminary hearing is scheduled for later this month.[1] Court records show a separate ongoing case alleging a physical assault against her 13-year-old child.[1] WPXI said that August case included child endangerment and assault charges after police said she put one of her children in a chokehold and body-slammed them, injuring an arm, and that the injured child was placed in foster care while the other children remained with her.[2]
