Posted on 10/08/2015 6:08:26 PM PDT by robowombat
CULPEPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE The pellet gun allegedly taken onto a school bus by a 15-year-old Culpeper County High School student was recovered Wednesday by sheriff's deputies.
Posted on Oct 8, 2015by Allison Brophy Champion
The 15-year-old Culpeper boy accused of bringing a pellet gun on the school bus Wednesday faces two criminal charges. The unnamed juvenile, a freshman at Culpeper County High School, has been charged with: 1) pointing, holding, or brandishing a firearm, air or gas operated weapon on school property and 2) possession of a firearm, stun weapon or other weapon on school property, according to the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office. The investigation is ongoing as detectives execute search warrants and interview friends and acquaintances of the suspect, according to the sheriff's office.
Additional charges are possible in the incident that locked down Culpeper County High and Culpeepr Middle schools and prompted a large police response. No one was injured and the suspect turned himself in to authorities off of school property.
The teen reportedly made threats against students while brandishing the pellet gun on the way to school Tuesday and Wednesday. Authorities originally believed they were dealing with a .22-caliber pistol, as the student reportedly told other students he had a "real gun" while providing specific details about what he intended to do with the weapon. “This incident is unfortunately a shocking reminder of the world that we live in, but I am extremely proud of the actions of law enforcement and our school system," said Sheriff Scott Jenkins. "I hope that in the days to come, students and parents will share what they witnessed in the enormous response by law enforcement and school faculty. The training of school system employees that we have conducted over the past three years certainly showed its value today."
Culpeper County Commonwealth's Attorney Megan Frederick said Thursday she was very proud of how school personnel stood firm to protect students.
"They should be commended and I thank them for their willingness to sacrifice their own safety while awaiting the outcome," she said. Frederick said she went to the staging area at the County Sports Complex near Eastern View High School to see what was happening and to make herself available to assist law enforcement, who she said responded to the best of their ability.
"I am proud they were able to apprehend the suspect without further incident," Frederick said. "From this point forward, we will proceed as we do in other cases, ensuring the defendant is treated fairly, all while keeping the public's safety at the forefront of the case." Allison Brophy Champion is a news reporter for The Culpeper Star-Exponent. You can contact her at 540-825-0771 ext. 101 or abrophy@starexponent.com.
He could have scratched it up, knocked off the sights and put it in a box and said he “Invented it”. Then everyone would have praised him, at least if he was a Muslim.
The driver would probably have joined in, for that matter.
Hmmmm.......drove through Culpepper yesterday.......saw nothing......
That is a dumb DA, pellet guns are not firearms in Virginia, so charge #1 gets thrown out. They are using a catch-all that does not exist except as a school policy.
AKA, not a felony for both.
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