A Connecticut student was jailed on numerous charges Wednesday after a fight at school led to the discovery of a gun and high-capacity magazine hidden in a classroom closet.
The 18-year-old student was first charged with assault and disorderly conduct Tuesday after an altercation with a 16-year-old at the Hamden Collaborative Learning Center, police said.
Officers were called later in the morning after school security received a report that a gun was in the school. They recovered the 9mm handgun and loaded magazine from inside the closet, police said. Police re-arrested the 18-year-old on charges of carrying a handgun without a permit, negligent storage of a firearm, first-degree reckless endangerment, possession of a weapon on school grounds, and unlawful possession of a high-capacity magazine.
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He is being held in lieu of $150,000 bail. It was not clear Wednesday whether he had retained an attorney.
A Connecticut student is facing multiple charges after a gun and magazine were found hidden in a classroom closet. (FoxNews)
Hamden police said they plan to have a school resource officer meet with staff and students daily at the school, which the district describes as an “alternative education program for students, grades 10-12, who have not achieved success in the broader school environment.”
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Hamden, a suburb of New Haven, is about 28 miles from Newtown, where 26 students and educators were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012.
