Student Charged After Releasing Smoke Device at Newark Charter High School
On May 2, 2019, at about 1245 hours, a smoke device was released in the cafeteria of Newark Charter High School located at 200 McIntire Drive in Newark. At the time, the cafeteria contained approximately 400 students. The device caused a large smoke cloud in the cafeteria. As a result, the cafeteria was evacuated by school staff, who also located the device that caused the smoke. School staff immediately alerted Newark Police and the Newark Police Department School Resource Officer (SRO) investigated the incident.
The SRO spoke with school staff and reviewed video surveillance of the incident. Based upon the video review and other investigation by the SRO, Logan Jones, 18, of Newark, was identified as the suspect who set-off the smoke device.
On May 3, 2019, Jones was taken into custody by the SRO and charged with one count of Disorderly Conduct. He was released on his own recognizance to appear in court at a later date. No injuries occurred during the incident.
No photo of Jones is available at the time of this release. Any information as to Jones’ status with Newark Charter High School should be directed to school administrators.
Elkton Man Arrested For Possession of More Than One Pound of Marijuana
On April 23, 2019, at about 1900 hours, a Newark Police Officer was patrolling the area of Elkton Road and Christina Parkway. The officer stopped a Hyundai Sonata for a traffic violation. During the course of the traffic stop, the officer found that there was marijuana in the vehicle. The officer developed probable cause to search the vehicle and located a significant amount of United States Currency and a large amount of marijuana totaling over one pound.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as Trevon Hathaway, 24, of Elkton, MD. Hathaway was taken into custody without incident and transported to Newark Police Headquarters. Hathaway appeared before Justice of the Peace Court #2 and was charged with the following offenses:
- Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Tier 1 Quantity
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Improper Tail Lights and other traffic offenses
Hathaway was released on his own recognizance.
