Gun Found in Tippecanoe Valley Locker, Student Arrested

Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine announced this morning that police and school officials found a handgun in the locker of a Tippecanoe Valley High School student yesterday. According to a news release from Rovenstine, Police arrested a 17-year-old Akron boy and charged him as an adult with two crimes – Dangerous Possession of a Firearm and Theft. Rovenstine says no threats had been made, the gun was not loaded, and it had no live ammunition with it. According to the release, the student had brought the gun to school to trade it for other property. The investigation began with a tip to school officials from another student.