![Three Dawson High School students were arrested on drug-related charges Thursday (April 2). Three Pearland High School students were also arrested as a result of an undercover operation led by the Brazoria County Narcotics Task Force.]()
Three Dawson High School students were arrested on drug-related charges Thursday (April 2). Three Pearland High School students were also arrested as a result of an undercover operation led by the Brazoria County Narcotics Task Force.
Three Pearland High School students and three Dawson High School students were arrested on drug-related charges as a result of an undercover investigation led by the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force Thursday (April 2).
Around 9 a.m., officers went to the schools and arrested six students. Three students were arrested at the Dawson High School campus. Three Pearland High School students were arrested; one was taken into custody at the PHS campus and two PHS students were arrested at PACE, an alternative high school campus.
The Pearland Police Department also assisted with the investigation.
“I think Pearland ISD and the Pearland Police Department should be commended for reaching out to the narcotics task force for help,” Brazoria County Sheriff’s Department Lieutenant Chris Reioux said when contacted by The Journal. “The joint operation went well.”
When asked if drugs were a problem among Pearland high school students, Reioux said the problem was no worse than any other high school in the area.
“No school is immune from these types of issues,” Reioux said. “But, it does appear these types of investigations are making a difference at Pearland ISD.”
The investigation was launched last August by Pearland ISD officials who requested help from the narcotics task force. From August to March 2014, a Brazoria County Sheriff’s Department Deputy was enrolled as a student and placed into both high schools as an undercover officer, authorities report.
The under-cover operation led to the arrest of six high school students,. A total of ten charges were filed including deliver of marijuana, delivery of a controlled substance and delivery of a dangerous drug.
During the course of the investigation, investigators uncovered marijuana, cocaine, alprazolam and tramadol.
Four of the six students arrested are considered adults and two were under 17 years-old.
The following names are the adult students who were arrested regarding the undercover narcotic operation involving the Pearland and Dawson High Schools.
Pearland High School
August 25th – December 19th
Aaron Coleman 02/14/1997 18 YOA: 1) Delivery of CS PG 3 drug free zone F3, Alprazolam (Xanax) Bond Amount $7,500.00; 2) Delivery of dangerous Drug SJF (Tramadol) Bond Amount $5,000.00
Dawson High School
January 6th – March 27th
Kevin Lambert 01/01/1997 18 YOA: 1) Delivery of Marijuana one fourth ounce or less for remuneration in drug free zone SJF Bond Amount $5,000.00
Jonathan Gonzales 07/29/1997 17 YOA: 1) Delivery of Marijuana one fourth ounce or less for remuneration in drug free zone SJF Bond Amount $5,000.00; 2) Delivery of Marijuana one fourth ounce or less for remuneration in drug free zone SJF Bond Amount $5,000.00
Matthew Van Richardson 11/23/1996 18 YOA: 1) Delivery of Controlled Substance – Penalty group one – more than one gram but less than four – in Drug Free Zone F-1 (Cocaine) Bond Amount $25,000.00; 2) Delivery of Controlled Substance – Penalty Group One – more than one gram but less than four- in a Drug Free Zone F-1 (Cocaine) Bond Amount $25,000.00
