ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – A 16-year-old Lake Brantley High School student is facing charges after Altamonte Springs police say he brought a gun to campus, which prompted a school lockdown.
On Wednesday, the Seminole County School District said it received a tip of a possible weapon on campus and found an unloaded weapon.
According to an arrest report, around 8:30 a.m., two students witnessed a fellow student in a restroom stall putting a firearm in his backpack. The student allegedly made the comment, “Don’t (expletive) with me. I don’t play games,” and told the other students not to tell anyone.
Following the encounter, the two students immediately told a student resource officer, the report states. The suspected student was searched and later taken into custody, according to the report. Law enforcement searched the campus for any additional weapons but said they did not locate anything, adding the gun was stolen out of Orange County.
The school was placed under a “code yellow” which was later lifted after the search.
Altamonte Spings police also confirme that Wednesday’s “code yellow” was unrelated to potential threats to the campus that parents were notified about that morning. Those potential threats were investigated by police and found not to be credible.6-year-old.
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A few messages were sent to parents throughout the morning, including one after the “code yellow” was lifted:
Altamonte Springs police also confirmed that Wednesday’s “code yellow” was unrelated to potential threats to the campus that parents were notified about that morning. Those potential threats were investigated by police and found not to be credible.
On Thursday, extra police were present at Lake Brantley following the potential threats and gun scare.
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