Event: 'April 8, 2011 Fort Payne High School' Print
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Date: Friday, April 08, 2011 At 09:00 AM
Duration: All Day
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Chief Randy Bynum
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FORT PAYNE POLICE DEPARTMENT
200 GAULT AV S
FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA 35967
(256) 845-1414 FAX: (256) 845-4445
www.fortpayne.org E-MAIL: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
 
RANDY BYNUM
Chief of Police
 
RONNIE W. WARREN
Assistant Chief
 
MICHAEL GRANT
Chief of Detectives
 
 
 
 
April 8, 2011
 
 
On Friday, April 08, 2011, at 9:30am Fort Payne Police Department Chief Randy Bynum stated Fort Payne High School was placed on lockdown. The Fort Payne Police Department, the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Department, the Scottsboro Police Department, and the Dekalb County Drug Task Force conducted a search for illegal drugs on the campus with three K-9 units.
 
As a result of the search for illegal drugs, Makayla Nicole Black, age 18 of Fort Payne was arrested on Possession of Marijuana Second Degree. Officers stated that a small amount of marijuana was found in a vehicle in the parking lot of the High School. Officers stated that no drugs were found inside the school.
 
This was a combined effort of the Fort Payne City School Board and several law enforcement agencies trying to reduce illegal drug activities.