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A Salem, Massachusetts, A Teenage Life Is Forever Altered By Drug Charges

By Altman & Altman

This week, we start our daily blog with an eye toward the north shore, where, according to the Salem News, last fall, Christopher Al-Nabulsi was a star at Salem High School. At 17, he was captain of the football and lacrosse teams, played basketball and was a peer mentor. And then he made a mistake which many assume would simply get him a ?slap on the wrist?. It Didn?t. In December, a 15-year-old schoolmate paid Christopher $15 for a bag of marijuana. She then informed the school officials of the transaction. They confronted him and he confessed. They then searched his backpack and found three more packets of marijuana. He was arrested and expelled from school. He was also charged with two counts of possession with intent to distribute in a school zone, each bringing a 2 year mandatory jail sentence (apart from the other charges which Christopher also faced)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on September 08, 2008 (boomark / email).