Lake Charles College Prep Student Arrested for Stolen Gun in Backpack at School
Lake Charles College Prep Student Arrested for Stolen Gun in Backpack at School
Published September 12, 2019
From the Calcasieu Parish Sherrif's Office, Lake Charles – On September 11, 2019, around 3:30 p.m. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives were dispatched to Lake Charles College Prep after receiving a call of a 17-year-old boy that possibly had a gun at school. When detectives arrived they learned the student had been detained by school personnel. They were advised by the school staff that a handgun was located in the student’s backpack. After further investigation it was learned the gun had been previously reported stolen through the Lake Charles Police Department.
The student was booked in the Juvenile Detention Center and charged with illegal carrying of a weapon in a firearm free zone; and possession of a stolen firearm.
CPSO Detective Larry Cormier is the lead investigator on this case.
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