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Gun found at Pahrump middle school on Tuesday

Posted at 11:09 AM, Nov 16, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-17 20:47:11-05
Around 8:55 a.m. Tuesday, Nye County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to Rosemary Clarke Middle School for a student who brought a firearm to school.
 
A student told a school staff member about another student who brought a gun to school in a bag. The staff member confiscated the bag without incident. No ammunition was with the weapon.
 
There were no reported displays of the firearm in a threatening manner to any students or staff. The student was taken into custody without incident and turned over to juvenile parole and probation.
 
The teen is expected to face a juvenile charge of possession of a firearm at a school.