Man, 19, Brought Gun in Backpack to South Cobb High: Report

AUSTELL, GA — The Cobb County police arrested a 19-year-old man and two juveniles Tuesday on the campus of South Cobb High School after the man was found carrying a gun in a backpack, according to a media report

In a letter to parents, Principal Clint Terza said that school officials spotted the 19-year-old when he walked onto the campus and realized that he was not a student at the school, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

School officials questioned the unidentified 19-year-old and searched his backpack, where they found the gun. It was stolen, a police spokesman said, and police arrested the 19-year-old and took him to the Cobb County jail.

Two juveniles were also arrested in the incident, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The police did not release details on the charges against the juveniles.