Man Banned From School Property Charged With Defiant Trespass

An 18-year-old Johnson Avenue resident was arrested on July 25 and charged with defiant trespass and possession of marijuana under 50 grams after police say he trespassed on Lawrence Middle School property after already being banned from the school. 

James Allen, of the 200 block of Johnson Avenue was arrested shortly before 5 p.m. after Lawrence Township Police detectives spotted him on school property. 

This came after Allen was suspended from the high school (which is on the same grounds as the middle school) and then arrested on June 12 and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, distributing drugs on school property and defiant trespass. 

A 16-year-old juvenile female was charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams 

Allen was released on a summons.