Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A Bristol Township School District student waived possession and intent to posses drug charges on to the court of common pleas during a brief preliminary hearing Tuesday in front of District Court Judge Jo Anne Kline.
Makiyah Karriem, 18 of Bristol, was arrested by Bristol Township Police at Truman High School on March 5 after a note found by a school security official said the student had “dope” on her, according to court documents.
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School security offices Dave Jayne, court records show. found the note penned on a napkin that read “Makiyah had “dope” with her and in her vehicle- a black 1993 Honda Civic, school officials confirmed later.
Jayne and school officials searched school records for a student with that first name, locating her, court records show, then school officials and Jayne questioned and searched the Karriem finding a 1 x 1 inch empty plastic bag in her possession.
Jayne and school administrators searched Karriem’s vehicle in the schools parking finding 20 bags of suspected marijuana and a red container filled with the same substance authorities allege in court filings.
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Karriem is scheduled to appear in Doylestown on May 30 for formal arraignment on the drug charges in the court of common pleas.
Attempts to reach school district officials for comment by the publication went unsuccessful.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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