Urbana High student arrested for bringing stun gun to school

Deputy Jeffrey Pepple, who is assigned to the school, found the weapon after he received a tip from one of the school’s administrators, Bailey said.

Pepple confiscated the weapon, and arrested the student at around 9:20 a.m.

The student, a Mount Airy resident, was charged with possession of a weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon at school, both misdemeanors that can each result in up to $1,000 in fines or three years in jail, Bailey said.

‘‘This is not something that is appropriate to be on school grounds,” she said. ‘‘I don’t know how he came into possession of it.”

Bailey said she did not know if the student took the stun gun out of the backpack during the day. The stun gun is an electroshock-powered weapon, and is weaker in charge than the Tasers used by sheriff deputies.

The student was referred to the Department of Juvenile Justice and released to the custody of a parent, she said.