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Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell, center, addresses reporters Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in Lebanon, Ohio, following the first court appearance of a 17-year-old Ohio high school student. The teen admitted being guilty to two charges of drug trafficki Amanda Lee Myers, Associated Press
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This undated police photo provided by the Warren County Drug Task Force shows a marijuana growing operation at a warehouse in Blue Ash, Ohio. A 17-year-old southwestern Ohio high school student accused of being a "drug czar" with six lieutenants is set to Warren County Drug Task Force, Associated Press
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This undated police photo provided by the Warren County Drug Task Force shows a marijuana growing operation at a warehouse in Blue Ash, Ohio. A 17-year-old southwestern Ohio high school student accused of being a "drug czar" with six lieutenants is set to Warren County Drug Task Force, Associated Press
By Associated Press

MASON, Ohio — One of the biggest drug dealers in the Cincinnati area was led into court this week. He didn't exactly look like a tough guy.

He was skinny, pale, bespectacled, dressed in a blue buttoned-down shirt and khakis — and just 17 years old.

Three weeks before he was supposed to start his senior year in high school, Tyler Pagenstecher (PEG-ehn-steck-er) pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking charges in juvenile court.

Police say he played a major role in a drug ring that sold as much as $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to fellow students at two high schools.

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He could be ordered held until he turns 21.

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