Winter Haven Fla. (970 WFLA)- A 14 year-old Winter Haven Christian School student was taken into custody and booked into the Polk County Detention for Juvenile Justice on charges of one count of Possession of a Firearm on School Grounds and two counts of Possession of a Weapon on School Grounds.
Winter Haven Police say a firearm and two knives were found inside of his backpack. The backpack was located inside of a locker - not in a classroom. No students nor staff members were injured and there was never any threat given by the student to harm anyone.
On April 4, , Winter Haven Police responded to a call regarding a firearm that was found inside of a backpack that belonged to 14 year-old student, Conner Belisle. In the backpack officers found two knives, a butterfly style and a folding pocket knife. Also found was a Kimel AP-9 semi-automatic pistol with 11 rounds of ammunition.
Belisle told investigators that he recently had been listening to rap music and wanted to bring the gun to feel "powerful" and "cool". He obtained the gun, which belongs to his father, from his home the night before.
Winter Haven Police Chief Charlie Bird said "This should hopefully serve as a warning to any student who thinks it's cool to carry a weapon, especially on school grounds" . "There is absolutely no room for "cool" when it involves any sort of weapon in a school with the recent events our Country has endured."
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