Columbus Student Arrested After Bringing Loaded Gun to School

Source: Columbus Divsion of Police / Columbus Divsion of Police
A school safety and security officer at Marion-Franklin High School was alerted Wednesday morning that someone was smoking marijuana in a school bathroom. Upon entering the area just outside of a bathroom the officer stopped Waki Malik Bryant, a student, and searched his backpack.
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In the backpack, the officer found waist pack with a loaded magazine, handgun, marijuana and a digital scale. Columbus Police was called and Bryant was arrested and charged with carrying concealed weapons and conveying a deadly weapon in a school zone.
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