COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — A 17-year-old was arrested at a high school football game on Friday evening after he was found in possession of a concealed carry handgun, Coweta County Sheriff’s Office told Channel 2 Action News.
In a statement posted to Facebook by the Coweta County School System, Northgate High School Principal Ashley Wilkes said at 9:30 p.m. Friday evening at the Northgate v. Newnan High School football game, CCSO deputies arrested a East Coweta High School student who was found to be in possession of a handgun.
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Northgate school officials and CCSO school resource officers saw a student in the home stands with what they thought to be a concealed handgun in their waistband. When the student was approached, he ran from law enforcement.
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The student was caught, arrested and was taken to the Coweta County Jail.
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