TWENTYNINE PALMS JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS ARRESTED FOR MARIJUANA, ALCOHOL

Several Twentynine Palms Junior High School students were arrested Thursday for smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol at school. According to Sheriff’s reports, one male student was arrested about 8 a.m. for possession of marijuana at school. He is accused of bringing the pot to school, rolling a joint, and smoking it in the school bathroom. He was cited and released to his father. Several junior high students were called to the school office about 11:25 and searched for marijuana and asked to take a breathalyzer test. One girl’s blood alcohol content tested higher than .08. She was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public and cite released to a family member.