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La Vergne High Student Arrested for Carrying a Gun on Campus
A 16-year-old male La Vergne High student faces charges of gun possession at a school and possession of a stolen gun.
LA VERGNE, TN — A La Vergne High School student was arrested Friday after a handgun was found in his backpack.
LHS' student resource officer was tipped off that the student was carrying a gun. He was immediately searched, the weapon located and the student was taken in custody, school officials said.
He was charged with possession of a weapon on school property and possession of a stolen gun. He was taken to juvenile detention and is awaiting arraignment in Rutherford County Juvenile Court.
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La Vergne Police and the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office are working parallel investigations in the case.
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