Marijuana Found in McDowell Students Vehicle

Deputy Jason Cook of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged a 17-year-old student with possession of marijuana on school grounds. On the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, Deputy Cook and Sgt. Greg Stevenson used K-9 Jaz to conduct a drug sniff of random vehicles in the parking lot of McDowell High School. Jaz alerted to a car being driven by the student. Inside the trunk, authorities located 11.1 grams of marijuana.