STARK COUNTY — A 17-year-old student was arrested Wednesday after bringing a loaded handgun to school, originally reported by our news partner WOIO in Cleveland.
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Sheriff’s deputies who were serving as resource officers at the Lake Local School District responded to reports of an armed student around 1:20 p.m., according to WOIO.
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Deputies found a 17-year-old at Lake Middle/High School with a loaded Glock pistol in his backpack, WOIO says.
The student was arrested and charged with one count of receiving stolen property and one count of illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordinance in a school safety zone, according to WOIO. Both of these charges are felonies.
Deputies do not believe the student had a plan to cause harm to students or staff at the school, WOIO says.
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