MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office says a Riverdale High School student has been arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to school.
In a press statement released late Wednesday morning, the Sheriff's Office says the gun was found in the 17-year-old male student's back pack.
RCSO says it received information that the student had brought a gun to school. School Resource Officer Shawn Jones approached the student who reportedly admitted he had a gun in the backpack.
Jones says the gun was not loaded, but a magazine with bullets was also found in the pack.
The student has been booked into the Rutherford County Juvenile Dentention Center charged with possession of a weapon on school property.
Because the student is a juvenile, his name will not be disclosed.