12-year-old trades pot for candy outside school
Friday, April 22, 2011
The Associated Press

NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Police have charged a 12-year-old boy with trading marijuana for candy outside a school.

New Castle police say the sixth-grader was spotted dealing drugs outside George Washington Intermediate School by classmates, who alerted administrators.

Investigators say when they confronted the boy, he admitted stealing the marijuana from his stepfather and using it to get candy. They say the boy faces juvenile charges and his stepfather will face felony drug charges.

The boy was also suspended from school.