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Two Teens Charged After Loaded Magazine, Handgun Found at High School in Columbia

Both students were charged with weapons on school grounds.

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Two 16-year-old students were arrested for bringing weapons onto school grounds Tuesday.

Richland County deputies say a loaded magazine was found in one student's backpack at A.C. Flora High School after a school resource officer was alerted by a school administrator.

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A Smith and Wesson .380 handgun was also found during a search after students said someone threw something into bushes on the school's campus.

No students were in danger at any time, according to a report.

Both students were charged with weapons on school grounds. One student was released to the custody of his parents, and the other was transported to the Richland County Detention Center.

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