The student was arrested Thursday morning by resource officers on-campus. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 6:34 PM CST February 4, 2021
BENTONVILLE, Ark. A 14-year-old was arrested at Bentonville High School Thursday (Feb. 4) morning after allegedly bringing a gun to campus. School officials and police credit another student for alerting them about the situation.
According to Bentonville Police, at approximately 9:30 a.m., school resource officers (SRO s) arrested the student.
Police say another student reported that the arrested student might have had a firearm.
The student with the gun was quickly located by SRO s, and a 9MM handgun was recovered from his person without incident.