POSTED: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 8:17am
UPDATED: Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 12:33pm
In Donna, an 8th grader is arrested for taking a weapon to school.
District police took the teenager into custody after showing up to Veteran's Middle School with a pellet gun. The report was made around 8am Tuesday morning and district officials say the school was placed on lockdown while police searched several classrooms for the student. Officials say the gun was never fired and was not loaded. The student faces criminal charges.