San Diego High School Student Jailed On Gun Charges

SAN DIEGO, CA — A 16-year-old Garfield High School student faces a slate of criminal charges after being caught last week with a loaded firearm at the East Village campus, authorities reported Thursday.

The student had a gun concealed in his pants when he was taken into custody at the 16th Street school on May 6, according to the San Diego Police Department and campus officials.

Investigators had obtained a warrant for the arrest of the teen, whose name was withheld because he is a minor, after developing information indicating that he had been supplying firearms to other people and was involved in a recent robbery at a trolley station, the SDPD asserted in an online posting.

During a search of the suspect's home, officers recovered more than 100 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, a handgun magazine and 3D-printed handgun frames and machine-gun conversion devices, according to police.

The boy was booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of robbery, and illegal possession and manufacturing of firearms.

— City News Service