ENDANGERING THE WELFARE - St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies have charged Shaka Johns, 31, of 6346 County Route 27, Canton, with unlawful possession of marijuana and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child following an investigation into an incident that took place Aug. 14. Deputies and Canton Rescue responded to a complaint of a 14-year-old female semi-conscious on the ground. The investigation revealed Johns had provided marijuana to two 14-year-old females at her residence.

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