An 18-year-old male student was arrested and charged over the weekend for allegedly bringing an armed handgun to his school.

Around 11:20 a.m. Friday, a student contacted the school resource officer assigned to Park Hill's LEAD Innovation Studio with a report that another student had a firearm in his backpack.

School administrators located the student, later identified as David Peebles, and conducted a check of his backpack.

A school administrator discovered a loaded SCCT 9 mm handgun wrapped inside a shirt.

Peebles was taken into custody and taken to the Platte County Sheriffs Office for an interview.

According to court documents, Peebles allegedly admitted to carrying a loaded handgun in his backpack while inside the high school.

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