ELIDA, Ohio (AP) — A police chief says an Ohio middle school
student is facing weapons violations after allegedly bringing knives to
school.
Authorities say the 13-year-old boy was apprehended after
walking into the principal’s office at Elida Middle
School Wednesday and explaining that he was carrying a knife and a box
cutter and also had two knives in his locker.
American Township
Police Chief Matt Redick says the boy was charged Thursday with four
counts of Illegal conveyance or possession of deadly weapon in a school
safety zone.
Redick says the boy, who faces expulsion, is in Allen County juvenile detention and does not yet have a
lawyer.
No
one was injured and Redick says it appears the boy had entered the
principal’s office after realizing he didn’t want to hurt anyone.
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ELIDA, Ohio (AP) — A police chief says an Ohio middle school
student is facing weapons violations after allegedly bringing knives to
school.
Authorities say the 13-year-old boy was apprehended after
walking into the principal’s office at Elida Middle
School Wednesday and explaining that he was carrying a knife and a box
cutter and also had two knives in his locker.
American Township
Police Chief Matt Redick says the boy was charged Thursday with four
counts of Illegal conveyance or possession of deadly weapon in a school
safety zone.
Redick says the boy, who faces expulsion, is in Allen County juvenile detention and does not yet have a
lawyer.
No
one was injured and Redick says it appears the boy had entered the
principal’s office after realizing he didn’t want to hurt anyone.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.