Tangipahoa deputies: Teen arrested for bringing gun, drugs to Hammond High School
HAMMOND — A Hammond High School student was arrested for bringing a gun and drugs to school on Monday, according to Tangipahoa deputies.
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said a School Resource Officer was made aware of a student who was possibly under the influence of drugs. The 16-year-old student was found with marijuana, a stolen handgun and a vape in his school bag, deputies say.
Authorities say the campus was placed on a brief lockdown, and the student was taken into custody.
The student was booked into the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center on multiple counts of gun and drug-related charges.
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