Another Gun Found On School Grounds At Rutgers Prep In Somerset

SOMERSET, NJ — Another gun was found outside on the grounds of Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset, said Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Frank Roman.

A loaded gun with hollowpoint bullets was previously found in the bushes at the private school in Franklin Township on Oct. 15. Read More: Gun With Hollow Point Bullets Found In School Bushes In Somerset Co., Man Arrested: PD

Quincy K. Clark, 49, of Whitford Drive, Burlington Township, was also arrested on Oct. 15 after he was seen coming out of the bushes with his hands in his pockets, said Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.

Roman told Patch the recovery of the second gun is under investigation and investigators will try to determine if the gun belonged to Clark.

Rutgers Prep School Head Steve Loy sent a letter to the parents announcing the gun's discovery.

"This afternoon, as part of our annual fall trimming and pruning of plants and bushes, our maintenance staff unearthed a handgun that was deeply submerged in the area where the October 15th intruder was apprehended," Loy wrote, according to RLS Media.

Loy went on to say police took custody of the gun "which they discovered was loaded," according to RLS Media.

Rutgers Prep School did not respond to Patch's request for comment.

Clark was previously charged with second-degree possession of a handgun, third-degree possession of a firearm on school grounds, fourth-degree possession of a large capacity ammunition magazine, second-degree possession of CDS (over ½ ounce) with the intent to distribute, and fourth-degree possession of hollow point bullets.

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