Stun Gun, Marijuana Found on King High Student on Bus

A 15-year-old student was arrested this morning after he was found to be in possession of a stun gun and marijuana on a school bus.

At around 7:14 a.m., Hillsborough County School Security responded to an anonymous complaint that a student on a Hillsborough County school bus was in possession of a stun gun, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Security located and stopped the bus on Orient Road across from Tampa Bay Technical School, while it was on its way to King High School.

School security officers found the student, removed him from the school bus and searched him. They found him in possession of a stun gun and four small plastic baggies of marijuana, the sheriff’s office said.

Responding deputies arrested the student at the scene. The stun gun was about the size of a pack of cigarettes and emitted an electrical charge when tested, according to deputies.

No students were injured, and the bus continued on to King High School with the remaining students, the sheriff’s office said.

The student is being charged with possession of a weapon on a school bus and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Both are felony charges.