Marijuana, loaded gun found in teen’s backpack at school

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Authorities say a Florida middle schooler has been arrested with a loaded gun and marijuana in his backpack.

The News-Press of Fort Myers reports that the 13-year-old boy was taken to a juvenile detention centre Wednesday after his arrest on firearm and drug possession charges.

The Lee County Sheriff’s office report says a staffer at Gateway Charter Intermediate School told a school resource officer that the boy was smoking pot after seeing him alone in the back of a classroom with a strong odour of marijuana.

A school administrator searched his backpack and found a small jar with a marijuana cigarette and a gun loaded with five rounds of ammunition.

It’s unclear if the teenager has a lawyer.

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Information from: The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press, http://www.news-press.com