COLUMBIA, S.C. — A freshman at Richland Northeast High School is facing charges after bringing a gun to school.
Just after 3:00 p.m. today, Monday Oct. 25, a school administrator notified school resource officers that she found what she believed to be a gun in the bag of a 14-year-old male student.
Upon inspection of the bag, deputies located a loaded handgun.
The student is charged with having a weapon on school grounds, possession of a pistol under 18, and unlawful carry.
No students were threatened or presented with the gun.
The student was booked into the juvenile wing of Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center
