A 17-year-old student at Lake Middle/High School was arrested Wednesday afternoon after deputies found a loaded handgun in his backpack, according to the Stark County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies assigned as school resource officers for the Lake Local School District responded to a report around 1:20 p.m. that a student may have been armed. Upon investigation, they located a loaded Glock pistol inside the student’s backpack.
The teen was taken into custody and charged with one count of receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony, and one count of illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone, a fifth-degree felony.
Authorities said there is currently no indication the student intended to use the weapon to harm anyone at the school.
The incident remains under investigation by the Stark County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information is urged to contact the office at (330) 430-3800 or provide tips anonymously through the Crime Tip Line at (330) 451-3937.
