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16-year-old arrested after bringing gun to Cuyahoga Falls High School

The student was charged and placed in the custody of the Summit County Juvenile Court.
Cuyahoga Falls School.

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio — A 16-year-old boy is in police custody Thursday after bringing a firearm to Cuyahoga Falls High School.

Thursday morning, officials at the school received a tip that a student had a weapon in their possession while on the school property. A school resource officer was notified and was able to located the teen. 

The 16-year-old boy, of Silver Lake, was found to have a unloaded gun and a separate magazine containing seven rounds in his possession.

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The student was arrested and charged with illegal conveyance or possession of deadly weapons or dangerous ordinance on school premises a felony of the fifth degree as well as carrying a concealed weapon, a Felony of the Fourth Degree. 

The student was turned over to Summit County Juvenile Court. 

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*Editor's Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report.

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