(Imperial, Pa.) A student at West Allegheny high school is facing multiple charges after police said they found a loaded AR-15 with a full magazine of bullets inside his vehicle after a search warrant was issued for his vehicle on May 10, 2022.
The incident started when West Allegheny High School received reports of a smell of marijuana on 18-year-old Ja’Shon Spencer.
The school resource officer spoke with Spencer and could smell marijuana emanating from him. The student denied using any illegal substances.
Spencer’s probation officer arrived at the school and aided the resource officer in looking for Spencer’s 2017 Ford Escape. Officers said that when the pair found the vehicle they also found a girl sitting in the passenger seat who did not attend the high school.
Officers also found a small bag of marijuana and a vape that contained THC in the vehicle during the search.
Spencer is facing charges of possession, possession of a weapon on school property, corruption of a minor and possession of marijuana.