WACO, TX — A Waco ISD student was arrested for having a gun and marijuana on the Waco High School campus. The student, 17-year-old Dantawn Richardson, was charged with possession and bringing a gun into a prohibited place.
The district said that on Wednesday morning, one of the security guards stopped a car with a student acting suspiciously inside. They found marijuana and a handgun inside the vehicle.
The student was taken into custody and will face criminal charges.
"While privacy laws prevent me from sharing additional information about the campus disciplinary process, I want you to know that we take this incident very seriously and will respond accordingly," the district said.