GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities arrested a Pawleys Island woman after they said she attempted to enter a high school with a handgun.

The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office said 39-year-old Tanesha Anissa Addison Bennett was taken into custody by a school resource officer at Waccamaw High School after setting off a security alarm.

Officials said the woman was stopped in a secure vestibule by the school safety monitor before getting access to the building.

A Glock handgun was found in the woman’s fanny pack. She reportedly told deputies that she forgot the gun was there.

Bennett has been charged with possession of a weapon on school property.

“This is a clear example of the process working as it should. The security system, school staff, and our deputies did their part to e

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