NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Police arrested a middle school student this week after he told his teacher that he would go get a gun.
This happened Tuesday inside Antioch Middle School. The 12-year-old student told the school resource officer he was joking. No gun was found in the seventh grader's backpack.
Police said the student had a history of talking about guns and joining gangs.
He was taken into custody and charged in juvenile court with making a false report.
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