Search at High School in St. Thomas Leads to Arrest, Gun, and Drug Possession Charges

A student of the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School was arrested and charged after school officers accused him of trying to throw a gun over the fence.

According to court documents, on Tuesday morning officers on duty at the school were summoned to a classroom to address an incident of non-cooperation and hostile behavior by a student. On their way upstairs, they said they passed by a student – Khalid Warrell – going the other way. When they reached the classroom, the teacher told them that it was Warrell that needed to be stopped, as he had refused to submit to a search.

The officers went back downstairs to look for Warrell. One turned towards the rear of the building and said that they heard a loud “clink” when rounding the corner. It sounded like an object had been thrown, the police report stated. Warrell was then reportedly spotted with his backpack open. He looked like he was trying to remove items from it. When asked, he reportedly denied throwing anything over the fence.

Warrell reportedly told the officer who found him that he did not want to be searched because he had marijuana in his back. He reportedly tried to walk away at that point but was stopped and guided back to the fence by the police officer, where there was a small chrome pistol on the ground. Warrell repeatedly denied that the gun was his.

During his detention and subsequent search, police did find the marijuana he had mentioned, reportedly divided into several small baggies and stored in a medium-sized glass jar. The firearm was identified as a Phoenix Arms .22LR, with three rounds in the magazine.