- October 12, 2024
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A 10-year-old Wadsworth Elementary student has been arrested after he allegedly brought a realistic-looking airsoft gun to school on April 18.
The school’s assistant principal caught the student showing the gun to friends before school began, according to a news release from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
The student was taken to the principal’s office, where his bag was searched and the airsoft gun was found.
The orange tip of the gun had been removed, the press release said, making it look like authentic semi-automatic pistol. A school resource deputy arrested the student, who has been charged with carrying an airsoft gun under the age of 16.
The student was taken to the county jail for processing, then released to his parent, the press release said.
“This situation could have ended up a lot worse. Thankfully the assistant principal was alert and took action before someone could get hurt,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “We don’t like arresting children, but the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has a zero tolerance to weapons and threats on school campuses.”
