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BEMIDJI -- A 16-year-old student in possession of a BB gun was taken into custody at Voyageurs Expeditionary 歪歪漫画 in Bemidji on Tuesday afternoon.
Bemidji Police Chief Mike Mastin said an alert student saw the gun and reported it to school administration, who then called the police. The juvenile male was arrested at the school at approximately 2:29 p.m. and transported to the Northwestern Minnesota Juvenile Center, according to a release issued by the police department. The gun was concealed under the student鈥檚 clothing.
鈥淗e didn鈥檛 threaten anybody with it,鈥� Mastin said. 鈥淚t was really uneventful. Fortunately nobody got hurt.鈥�
Social media speculation the event occurred at the Bemidji High 歪歪漫画 prompted the police department to issue a release Wednesday morning to correct misinformation.
鈥淲e鈥檙e fine. There was no threat. That鈥檚 what we鈥檝e go to get clear,鈥� said Voyageurs Expeditionary 歪歪漫画 Director Julie Johnson-Willborg. 鈥淲e鈥檙e trying really hard here at Voyageurs to create a safe and caring community.鈥�
Johnson-Willborg said school policy doesn鈥檛 allow any type of gun on school grounds. That鈥檚 consistent with Minnesota state law, where it is a misdemeanor to possess a BB gun on school property.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a BB pistol. It鈥檚 one step up from a toy but it鈥檚 a gun and it鈥檚 prohibited by law from being on school property,鈥� Mastin said.
Charges have been forwarded to the Beltrami County Attorney鈥檚 Office for review. Mastin said the charge sent over from the police department was for possession of a replica or BB gun, a gross misdemeanor.
The Beltrami County Sheriff鈥檚 Office and Minnesota State Patrol assisted the Bemidji Police Department at the scene.