Burlington County Man Sold Gun To Student Later Caught By Staff At Morris Knolls HS: Prosecutor

Dwayne E. Allen, 21, of Palmyra, was charged with second-degree unlawful sale of a firearm to a juvenile, unlawful sale of a firearm, unlawful possession of a high-capacity magazine, and several other weapons offenses, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said Wednesday, May 17.

Allen’s charges are the result of an investigation into the discovery of two students with the weapon by staff members at Morris Knolls High School on Thursday, March 23.

The involved students were already identified and secured by school staff, as was the weapon, by the time police officers arrived, Daily Voice reported. The students were subsequently arrested and charged with the unlawful possession of a weapon and related offenses.

There is no known connection between Allen and Morris Knolls High School, Carroll added.

Allen was being held in the Morris County Correctional Facility.

Assisting agencies include the Denville Police Department, the Palmyra Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey State Police T.E.A.M.S. Central Unit, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, NJ Office of Homeland Security, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Juvenile and Homeland Security Units.

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