Yuba City High School Students Arrested For Carrying Firearm On Campus

YUBA CITY (CBS13) — Two 14-year-old boys were arrested for carrying a weapon and loaded mag connected schoolhouse grounds, the Yuba City Police Department said connected Wednesday.

Shortly aft 10:30 a.m., Yuba City High School officials were notified by a pupil that different pupil had a weapon successful his backpack. The witnesser pointed the pupil retired to the constabulary department’s schoolhouse assets officer, who rapidly detained the student.

READ MORE: New Child Sex Abuse Allegations Against 5 Former Priests Deemed Credible, Diocese Of Sacramento Says

According to Yuba City police, the pupil admitted helium had a 9mm Smith and Wesson and a loaded mag successful his backpack and handed them implicit to the officer. The pupil said helium had nary intentions of utilizing the weapon and was asked by different pupil to clasp onto it. The pupil who had the weapon successful his container told the serviceman the pupil who gave him the weapon besides had a loaded mag successful his possession.

READ MORE: Schools Aren't Required to Report Increasing Cyber Attacks: Kids astatine Risk, Parents successful The Dark

The different pupil was located and besides admitted to having the loaded mag successful his bag, constabulary said. This pupil besides said helium had nary volition of utilizing the weapon and lone asked the different pupil to clasp onto it due to the fact that helium didn’t privation to transportation it for the day.

MORE NEWS: Student-Run Bank At Cordova High Aims To Improve Teens' Financial Literacy

The parents of some 14-year-old boys were called to the schoolhouse to talk with authorities. Soon after, some boys were booked into juvenile hallway connected charges of carrying a weapon connected schoolhouse grounds and carrying a concealed weapon.

CBS13 Staff