Westlake High School student reportedly caught with marijuana, handgun and ammunition
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A Westlake High School student in Charles County, Maryland, is in custody Thursday morning after allegedly being caught with weed, a handgun and ammunition.
According to authorities and the school, the student was being investigated after “smelling strongly of marijuana” when a hand gun and ammunition were found in his backpack.
The gun was confiscated, and the student was arrested by a School Resource Office around 7:30am.
The student, whose age was not confirmed, is being charged as an adult with possession of a deadly weapon on school property according to police.
Nobody was injured in the incident.
Westlake High is operating as normal.
WTOP’s Grace Newton contributed to this report.