15-year-old student arrested, charged with bringing loaded gun to high school

CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — A 15-year-old student has been arrested and charged Wednesday after being accused of bringing a loaded gun to Chester High School, the sheriff’s office said.

A student resource officer immediately located the student who had the gun in their bookbag and took them into custody, the Chester County Sheriff’s Office said.

The student was charged with carrying a weapon on school grounds and a minor in possession of a firearm.

The school was on a hold protocol following the incident.

The name of the suspect was not released due to their age.

They were taken to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice where they will remain pending a hearing before a family court judge.

Deputies said there were no immediate danger to students at this time.

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