Central High School student found with a gun, arrested by school security

A Central High School student was been arrested Aug. 18 after school security found them in possession of a gun.

Police say the gun had been reported stolen and was found on the student during “an administrative stop and search,” according to a Knoxville Police Department post on X, formerly Twitter.

In a message to Central parents, Principal Danielle Rutig wrote that the school was “made aware of a safety concern on campus,” prompting a medium lockdown of the campus, which was lifted after the student was taken into custody.

A Knoxville Police Department school resource officer and Knox County Schools security officers were involved in the arrest, KPD posted.

Myron Thompson reports on public safety for Knox News. Email: myron.thompson@knoxnews.com

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