Cops find gun, ammunition in Arlington teen’s binder at school

A 15-year-old Arlington boy was arrested Thursday after officers found a handgun and ammunition in his binder at school, police said in a news release.

Sam Houston High School resource officers were told that the teen had a gun in his backpack, and they quickly found him and searched the backpack, according to police spokesman Christopher Cook.

The boy faces a charge of carrying a weapon in a place where they are prohibited, a third-degree felony. He was in the juvenile detention center Thursday night, Cook said.

As of Thursday evening, police were unsure of the boy’s motive.

This story was originally published September 15, 2016 at 6:00 PM with the headline "Cops find gun, ammunition in Arlington teen’s binder at school."