Thomas M. Bradley, 17, of Harrison, TN was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm on school property (a felony) and disrupting public school (a misdemeanor) Friday at Dade County High School.
Jayden S. Folds, 17, of Trenton, Ga. was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm on school property (a felony) and disrupting public school (a misdemeanor) Friday at Dade County High School.Two 17-year-old Dade County High School students were taken into custody Friday after one of the boys brought an unloaded gun to the school.
Jayden S. Folds of Trenton, Ga., and Thomas M. Bradley of Harrison, Tenn., have both been charged with possession of a firearm on school property, a felony, and disrupting a public school by the Dade County Sheriff’s Office.
One of the boys brought the gun to school and transferred it to the other, according to a news release from Dade County Schools.
Assistant Principal Brent Cooper was investigating an unrelated discipline incident when he uncovered the gun in the student’s backpack. The handgun, a .38 revolver, was confiscated without incident, according to the release.
The handgun was not loaded and there was no ammunition found on either student, according to the Dade County Sheriff’s Office. There was no indication of a threat toward the school, any student, or any staff member.