WATSONVILLE — A 14-year-old scholar was arrested and a downtown campus positioned on lockdown associated to a gun menace Monday.
Law enforcement officials responded to Watsonville Excessive Faculty on East Seashore Avenue after a faculty useful resource officer referred to as in a request for backup at 12:17 p.m.
Inside 5 minutes, officers detained a scholar with a realistic-looking reproduction firearm, additionally a totally purposeful BB gun. Faculty lockdown orders had been lifted shortly after.
Based on the Watsonville Police Division, the scholar was arrested on suspicion of getting a weapon on campus. Detectives continued to research the case Monday afternoon.