Hoggard High School student facing felony drug charges

WILMINGTON — A Hoggard High School star running back is facing felony drug charges.

The football career of Rashad Williams could be over after he was arrested for possession with intent to sell and distribute marijuana and possession of a schedule one controlled substance.

Schedule one drugs include heroin and LSD, among others.

The 18-year-old Hoggard senior is one of the football team’s standout players. He was arrested around noon Monday near the high school’s campus.

Williams will appear in court at the end of the month.

A spokesperson for the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office says Williams’s arrest stems from a September 13 undercover sting at a Carolina Beach Road convenience store.

Williams was in the store when authorities raided it and was found with drugs when everyone in the store was searched.

School officials say punishments vary on a case by case basis for students charged with felonies. They can’t comment on individual students’ situations.

Williams’s mother Pamela said he is “doing great.” If Williams is convicted of these felonies he is ineligible to play football under North Carolina High School Athletic Association rules.