A 17-year-old from Lyndonville was charged with marijuana possession after Niagara County Sheriff's deputies were called to investigate a suspicious person in the woods off Lake Avenue in the Town of Lockport.

According to the report, there were two teenage males found in the woods around 9 a.m. Sunday. One of them provided various stories to police about what they were doing there. He also gave police an incorrect date of birth.

When patrol asked the teenager if he had any drugs in his possession, the teen replied, "Yes. Marijuana in my bag." Patrol located a tin can containing a green leafy vegetable matter believed to be marijuana."

The teen was placed into custody for unlawful possession of marijuana and then released him on an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Lockport Court on May 6.

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