Paxton teen faces knife, trespassing charges

PAXTON – A Paxton teen is being held in the Ford County jail on an unlawful weapons charge for having a knife on him while trespassing at the Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School.

Richard J. March, 17, is being held on a $10,000 bond and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing March 10 in Ford County on the weapons and trespassing charges.

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