The Smyrna Police Department has announced the arrest of a Smyrna High School student after the juvenile allegedly brought a firearm to school.

Police said a Smyrna Police Department School Resource Officer was alerted after the school day to a student having what appeared to be a firearm Tuesday November 18th. The next day, before school had started, police said they contacted and searched the 16-year-old suspect and found a “BB style pistol” on him.

The teen has been charged with felony possession of a firearm in a safe school zone and was arraigned at Family Court of Kent County. The student was released on his own recognizance pending a future court date.

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