Crime & Safety
Hillsboro High Student Had Loaded Gun, Drugs In Car: Police
An 18-year-old Hillsboro High School senior had a loaded handgun and drugs inside his car in the school's parking lot, according to police.
NASHVILLE, TN -- Metro Police arrested an 18-year-old Hillsboro High School senior after allegedly finding a loaded handgun and an ounce of marijuana inside a car in the school's parking lot.
Edwin Brodnax was arrested Friday, charged with marijuana possession with intent to sell, gun possession during the commission of a felony and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Metro Police said officers investigating a separate drug case saw a digital scale with marijuana residue in the center console of a 2008 Dodge Charger and then discovered a gun in the driver-side door panel. After a search, they found the marijuana in the floorboard.
Brodnax was identified as the person who drove the car on campus, police said.
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