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Loaded Gun, Marijuana Found On School Bus

News Channel 5 reported that a Tennessee student has been arrested in Lebanon for allegedly bringing a loaded gun and marijuana on a bus bound for Lebanon High School.

According to reports, an assistant principal and school resource officer were contacted by a bus driver concerning the smell of marijuana on board the bus.

The bus was searched, which turned up a backpack towards the back of the bus containing a loaded .22 pistol.

Authorities said a video captured what took place on the school bus. In the video, a 17-year-old student was seen taking the weapon out of his backpack and placing it into another student’s backpack.

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The 17-year-old was also seen in the video throwing a small amount of marijuana under a nearby seat.

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