BLYTHEWOOD – A 14-year-old student was arrested earlier this week following confirmation that the juvenile was in possession of a loaded firearm on school grounds at Westwood High School, according to Sheriff Leon Lott in a press release.
On Aug. 12, at approximately 9 a.m., a Student Resource Officer at Westwood High School was notified by school administration that the 14-year-old suspect had a firearm in their book bag, according to the release. The SRO was able to determine that Defender Security stopped the suspect before entering the school after the metal detector alerted on the suspect’s bag.
Lott said security escorted the suspect to a school administrator who confirmed the presence of a handgun in the bag. The SRO secured the firearm and confirmed that it was loaded. SROs confirmed that the firearm was not stolen and the suspect had obtained the firearm from his own home.
