Pubdate: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 Source: Monitor, The (McAllen, TX) Copyright: 2005 The Monitor Contact: http://www.themonitor.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1250 Author: Eric Garza Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?217 (Drug-Free Zones) STUDENT ARRESTED -- CHARGED WITH BRINGING POT BROWNIES TO SCHOOL PHARRA- A 17-year-old PSJA North High School student was arrested Wednesday morning after he allegedly showed up to school with marijuana-laced brownies. According to police reports, Antonio Saenz Jr. was in a classroom at the start of the day when he offered a substitute teacher a piece of a brownie he had on top of his desk. When the teacher picked it up, she noticed that the brownie smelled like marijuana. "Two other students smelled the brownie, tasted it, and told her that it tasted like marijuana," municipal court records said. The substitute called school security to escort Saenz to the principal's office, where he was arrested by the Pharr Police Department. Saenz was arraigned late Wednesday afternoon by Pharr Municipal Judge Roberto Garza. He was escorted to the arraignment while he was wearing a white T-shirt with a picture of a marijuana leaf and a girl in a bikini printed across it. Saenz appeared incoherent during the arraignment. The charges he faces had to be repeated to him after he told the judge he did not understand them. Saenz was charged with possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone, a class A misdemeanor. His bond was set at $5,000. The drug-free zone designation placed on school campuses means Saenz could face stricter penalties if found guilty. School officials said Wednesday that they did not know how many students may have eaten the marijuana-laced brownies. PSJA Superintendent Arturo Guajardo said Saenz has been suspended from school for three days. Further disciplinary action will be considered following an administrative hearing. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin