Gun Found in Student Backpack at Upson-Lee High School

Gun found in student backpack at Upson-Lee High School

A 16-year-old student was taken into custody after a gun was found at Upson-Lee High School.

Gun found at Upson-Lee High School, teen taken into custody - 41NBC News

THOMASTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A 16-year-old male student was taken into custody this morning after deputies found a handgun in his backpack at Upson-Lee High School, according to Upson County Sheriff Dan Kilgore. Kilgore said school personnel located a Ruger .380-caliber pistol as the student walked through the school’s OpenGate detection system during arrival. The student was immediately removed from campus and turned over to the school’s re…