Redlands East Valley High School
Student
15-year old Arrested
Thursday,
January 31, 2019, a Redlands East Valley High School student reported to school
officials that another student was in the possession of a firearm and
ammunition at a Redlands East Valley High School campus. Immediately the school
resource officer notified the San Bernardino County Sheriff. The suspect was detained
on campus.
A search of the 15-year-old male student discovered
that he was in possession of a gun in his backpack. The firearm and a magazine with ammunition
were taken into custody of the Sheriff Deputies. The suspect brought his
step-father's gun to the campus in his backpack and showed it to a friend.
San
Bernardino County Sheriff Investigators assumed the investigation. A search
warrant was served at the suspect's residence and recovered another firearm
from the home, which belonged to the suspect's step-father, as well.
Redlands
East Valley High School is located in the city of Redlands on Colton Avenue.
The
suspect was arrested for a felony, PC 626.9(b)- Possession of a Firearm on a
School Campus and booked at the San Bernardino County Juvenile Hall. The
investigation is ongoing, and there is no evidence of an immediate threat on the
school campus.