LEE COUNTY, Fla. -- Investigators have filed additional charges on a Lee County 12-year-old after he was found to have exhibited a firearm at several locations last month.
The student at Harns Marsh Middle School in Buckingham was arrested on December 20th for being in possession of a concealed loaded firearm in his backpack on campus.
Further investigation revealed that the student exhibited the firearm on the school bus while en route to school, in the cafeteria and while in class. The boy then threatened his classmates into not reporting his actions to school staff.
He now faces charges of improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearm on school grounds, and dangerous exhibition of a fire arm.
The boy was transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center without incident Thursday.
“The safety of the children attending our schools is my absolute, number one priority,” stated Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno. “The amazing relationship that we share with Dr. Adkins and the Lee County School District, along with the incredible work of our Youth Services Division, ensures that our schools are as safe as can be. Dr. Adkins and I have zero-tolerance for weapons in our schools.”
