Teen tries to sell pot in class

MANOR (KXAN) - Reading, writing, arithmetic and… reefer?? Police say that's what a pair of brothers at Manor High School had in mind pn Wednesday. According to an arrest warrant made public Friday, the Travis County Sheriff's Office arrested Chancellor Terrell Buie, 17, and his brother Ledarius, 19, after a classmate said Ledarius offered to sell her marijuana during class at Manor High School.

The girl didn't want to buy any of Buie's drugs, and she took his proposition straight to school administrators.

The girl originally thought Chancellor was the name of the Buie brother who offered to sell her the drugs, but when administrators searched him, all they found was three Darvocet pills, but no pot. Darvocet, by the way, is still illegal to have without a prescription. It's a narcotic similar to methadone that's usually taken orally, crushed and snorted, or mixed with water and injected with a needle.

Officials then brought in Ledarius. It was then cops say they found 15.7 grams of pot conveniently divvied up into four little baggies for resale at school. Both brothers will face charges.

"One charge is for possession of controlled substance,” said Spokesman Roger Wade with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. “There was no prescription, no reason for him to have drugs in school. If you have drugs that you are supposed to be taking for illness, you are supposed to go to the school nurse. “

The arrest of two baby-faced brothers is a bit disturbing for those who live in this small town of just over 3,000 people.

"I always felt like living in Manor -- we moved here in 1987 -- that we were getting away from the big problems in the big city schools,” said resident West Odd. “Now it seems everything is coming our way too."

Both brothers were taken into custody for possession of controlled substances in a drug-free zone. Both are out after posting $2,000 bond. Possession of controlled substances in a drug free zone is a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000.

"Unfortunately we are seeing it more often than we care to see it,” said Wade. “These young guys are at an age were they can be charged with a criminal offense are now going to jail."