By Associated Press - Tuesday, April 15, 2014

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Police in western South Dakota say a 10-year-old boy has been arrested at an elementary school for carrying a BB gun in his backpack.

The Rapid City Journal (https://bit.ly/1gCMPyn ) reports police were called to the school shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

A police spokeswoman says staff at Horace Mann Elementary School in Rapid City noticed the boy was carrying the gun.



The newspaper reports the boy was charged with a misdemeanor for having a weapon on school grounds. Police waited with the boy at school until a parent picked him up.

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Information from: Rapid City Journal, https://www.rapidcityjournal.com

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