Student arrested after gun found in backpack at Leavenworth High School

Student arrested after gun found in backpack at Leavenworth High School

A student was arrested Monday after a handgun was discovered inside a backpack at Leavenworth High School, authorities said. The incident unfolded Sept.

Arrest and charges

28 after a school resource officer received a report about a possible weapon on campus.

Investigators searched the student’s belongings and recovered the firearm from the backpack. Police arrested the student on suspicion of criminal use of a weapon.

Charges and court proceedings

Authorities have not released additional details regarding the student’s identity or the circumstances surrounding the incident.