Teacher accused of selling pills to student in classroom, police say
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA/Gray News) - An Alabama teacher is accused of selling pills to a student in a classroom, according to authorities.
Langston Carter, 30, was taken into custody Thursday after Montgomery police were called to L.E.A.D. Academy.
Court records say a student was found with two pills containing 5 milligrams of oxycodone hydrochloride and 325 milligrams of acetaminophen. The student told officers he got the pills from Carter, his teacher.
The student said he paid $10 for the pills after Carter allegedly offered to sell them to him on multiple occasions. He was told to send the money via Cash App to Carter’s girlfriend, but he had to ask another student to send it because he didn’t have an account. Investigators later verified the transaction, court filings state.
After the money was sent, Carter gave the student the pills in the classroom, according to court documents.
L.E.A.D. Academy confirmed Thursday that students were placed on lockdown that afternoon at the direction of the Montgomery Police Department “to ensure integrity of the investigation.”
Court filings say after hearing the accusations, a K-9 officer conducted an open-air sniff outside Carter’s vehicle. The K-9 indicated an odor, and police opened the trunk where they reported finding a sling-style bag containing:
- 6.9 grams of marijuana
- a digital scale
- empty plastic bags
- 18.9 grams of mushroom-infused gummies
- nineteen 5-milligram oxycodone hydrochloride and 325-milligram acetaminophen pills
- a loaded Beretta 9 mm handgun
- other narcotics-related items
In a statement posted Friday morning, the school confirmed the teacher, now identified in court records as Carter, has been fired.
Montgomery police said Carter faces multiple felony charges, including possession of a firearm on school property, two counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and first-degree possession of marijuana.
He is being held in the Montgomery County Detention Facility on $300,000 bond.
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