Student caught with loaded gun on campus in Commerce

A student is caught with a loaded gun on a campus in Commerce: it happened Wednesday at East Jackson Comprehensive High School. School officials say the student, whose name has not been released, will face school disciplinary action as well criminal charges.

From WSB TV…

A student at a north Georgia high school was arrested after being found with a loaded handgun on campus.

The incident happened at East Jackson Comprehensive High School in Commerce on Wednesday morning.

School officials said someone made building administrators aware of the gun and administrators and school resource officers took swift action to find the gun. The student was immediately taken into custody and removed from campus.

The student, who hasn’t been identified, will face disciplinary consequences as well as criminal charges, school officials said.

“We are grateful that this concern was reported immediately so we could work with our partners from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to take action and ensure that our school is safe,” school officials said.

The student has not been identified. It’s unclear what charges he or she is facing and why the student brought the gun to school.

Deputies are investigating after a fistfight broke out inside the Hall County Jail.

According to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, inmates Daronte Marquiz Ellis, 30, of Athens, and Michael Serrato-Macedo, 17, of Gainesville have been in an ongoing argument throughout the day.

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