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Police: Gun found at Denbigh H.S.
Student claimed he had gun for protection
Updated: Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010, 12:06 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010, 11:57 AM EDT
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) - A Newport News high school student is in jail, accused of bringing a gun to school.
Police spokesperson Lou Thurston told WAVY.com a concerned parent called Denbigh High School's principal at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, to report that a student was at school with a gun.
A school security officer and the school's resource officer removed the student from class and took him to a secured location where officers say they discovered a Jimenez Arms .380 caliber handgun in his pocket. Thurston said the gun was not loaded, but the student had several rounds of ammunition in a clip.
The student, 19-year-old Wayne Raynod King, was charged with one count each of having a concealed weapon and having a firearm on school property. He's being held without bond.
King told officers he had the gun for protection, police said.
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