Long Island Teen Arrested for Selling Cannabis Gummies to Middle Schoolers

Recent Arrest in Mastic Beach

• 🎯 An 18-year-old male, identified as Joshine Jones, has been arrested for selling cannabis gummies.
• 📍 Jones lives near the William Peka Middle School in Mastic Beach, where the incident occurred.
• ⚖️ He faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child and will appear before a judge soon.

Previous Incidents and Health Impacts

• ⚠️ In May, four students at William Peka Middle School were hospitalized after consuming cannabis gummies.
• 🏥 Symptoms experienced by sickened students included vomiting and accelerated heart rates.
• 🏫 This is the second such incident in the William Floyd School District, with a similar event in March sickening 13 students.

Parental and School Response

• 🗣️ Parents express concern and frustration, calling the incidents a "frightening wakeup call" and a "disgrace."
• 💬 One parent shared that their child discussed the dangers of drugs and alcohol in health class.
• 🏫 The William Floyd School District has declined to comment on the latest arrest.