Police say a Henderson County high school student is facing charges after bringing a loaded gun to school.
Henderson police spokeswoman Jennifer Richmond told The Gleaner newspaper that the 17 year old Central Academy student faces a charge of unlawful possession of a weapon on school property and faces five years in prison. The unidentified student is being held at the Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Bowling Green.
Richmond said a school resource officer went to remove two students from a classroom on "court-ordered pickup orders" and found the 22 caliber pistol during a routine search. She said the gun contained two rounds of ammunition. Richmond said it was unclear why the student brought the gun to school.
