GOBLES, Mich — A Gobles High School student could face charges after authorities learned he had brought a handgun to school.
Friday Morning, faculty members at the high school reached out to the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office to report a student who may be carrying a handgun.
During the investigation, police said the student wasn't carrying a handgun when school officials called police, but he admitted to bringing it to school previously.
The student told police he had carried the concealed handgun for "self-defense."
Investigators found the handgun at the student's home and seized it as evidence.
Police arrested the teen. He's in the Van Buren County Jail pending arraignment.
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