Staff reports, The Examiner
2008-05-13 07:00:00.0
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Two high school students snagged in drug bust

A Montgomery County drug bust snared two high school students and two adults, with several other students in the county and the District of Columbia implicated in a distribution ring, county police said. Paul Peckham, 18, of the 800 block of Ivy League Lane in Rockville, was arrested Friday with a 17-year-old boy from Bethesda’s Walt Whitman High School and a 17-year-old girl from Potomac’s Winston Churchill High School after police stopped them and found 2 1/2 pounds of marijuana in their car. Police had been watching Peckham’s house and earlier Friday arrested Carlos Marroquin, 21, of Silver Spring, who had allegedly bought eight ounces of marijuana from Peckham. Police say they believe that several students from the Montgomery County schools and Woodrow Wilson in the District had pooled money to purchase the $12,000 in marijuana and distribute it to other teens. The investigation is continuing. – Freeman Klopott

Alexandria man beaten with toilet tank lid

A 35-year-old Alexandria man was assaulted with a toilet tank lid early Saturday morning after having an argument, police said. Carlos Antonio Vasquez Garcia, of the 600 block of Notabene Drive, was arrested and charged with felonious assault. The incident took place at that same address, police said. The victim was treated at the scene, and his injuries were photographed.

– Taryn Luntz

Man accused of bringing gun to police headquarters

A 60-year-old D.C. man was arrested for allegedly entering police headquarters with a handgun Monday afternoon, D.C. police said.

James Rex Williams, of the 2100 block of M Street Northeast, was detained after an X-ray machine detected a handgun inside his briefcase while he went through a security checkpoint at the Henry J. Daly Municipal Center. The center houses the Metropolitan Police Department, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, and the Bureau of Traffic Adjudication.

In February, a Reston woman was arrested in the building after she allegedly tried to take a sidearm from a security officer. – Scott McCabe