Macomb Co. Student Arrested After Bringing Loaded Gun To School: Cops

ROSEVILLE, MI — A Roseville High School student was arrested Wednesday after school officials found a loaded gun in his backpack, the Macomb County Prosecutors Office said.

The student was charged with one count of carrying a concealed weapon (5 year felony) and one count of possession of a weapon in a weapon-free school zone (93 day misdemeanor), officials said.

The student was placed at the Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center without bond. Officials were transferring his case to Wayne County, where the student lives.

"The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office has zero tolerance for guns in schools," said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido. "The student who saw something and said something is a hero in my book. Safety is everyone’s responsibility."

Police said an eleventh-grader reported "worrisome behavior" between two other students at the high school and believed one of them had a gun in his backpack.

The high school's principal, assistant principal and security resource officer then found the student, searched his backpack and discovered a Glock 9 mm firearm, police said.

Officials said the gun had an extended magazine and a round in the chamber, and went on to say it was stolen out of Bloomfield Township.

The student told officials it wasn't his gun, but the security resource officer handcuffed him and took the weapon, officials said.