WCSO Press Release

Incident: Weapon on School Property 
Date of Incident:   27 September 2012 
Location: 200 E. College Avenue, Salisbury, MD 
Suspect: 1.Male Juvenile, 12, Salisbury, MD 
 2. Male Juvenile, 12, Salisbury, MD 
                                 
Narrative: On 27 September 2012 at 1:15 PM, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office began an
investigation into the report of a handgun in the possession of a student at Bennett Middle School.
Reports were received that an indentified7th grade student was seen brandishing the weapon during the
school day. The deputy assigned to Bennett Middle School located the student who no longer had the
weapon in his possession but the investigation quickly led to another student’s locker where the weapon
was recovered. Upon recovery the weapon was identified as an extremely realistic .BB gun.
 
The .BB gun was seized and both students, the one allegedly brandishing it and the one whose locker it
was stored in, will be charged through the Department of Juvenile Services. Since the students who
observed this behavior believed the .BB gun to be an actual handgun, both students will be charged with
having a weapon on school property.

Both students were released to guardians.
Charges: Weapon of School Property