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UNCW's Paige Smith Charged With Four Felonies After Arrest in High School Parking Lot

Court records detail roughly half a pound of marijuana packaged for delivery in a car outside a Wilmington high school, with UNCW confirming she is suspended from the team.

Overview

  • Smith was arrested at 10:55 p.m. on Feb. 10 in the New Hanover High School parking lot, where documents say about half a pound of marijuana was packaged for delivery.
  • She faces four felonies: felony marijuana possession, intent to sell or deliver, intent within 1,000 feet of school property, and maintaining a vehicle for controlled substances, plus a paraphernalia misdemeanor.
  • A gun was found in the Mercedes-Benz at the time of the arrest, and records state it did not belong to her.
  • UNCW says she has been suspended from the team since Feb. 9 and removed from the online roster, though she remains enrolled as a pre-psychology major.
  • Court records note she has no prior criminal record; she posted a $5,000 bond on Feb. 11 and is due in court on Feb. 26, with North Carolina law treating marijuana possession as a felony.