A 16-year-old former student with a BB-gun was arrested near Odessa High School on Monday.

According to Ector County ISD Public Information Officer Mike Adkins, a student at OHS reported that another teen was seen walking away from the school with a possible weapon.

ECISD Police then responded to the scene and searched the area, where they found a 16-year-old former student with a BB-gun near the campus.

After speaking with witnesses officers learned that the teen had been seen on campus, and he was then charged with Criminal Trespass, a Class B Misdemeanor, before being transported to the Ector County Youth Center.

According to Adkins the teenager never threatened anyone at the school, and police do not believe that staff or students were ever in danger.

The schedule for OHS was not interrupted at anytime.

ECISD thanks both the student who informed campus leaders of the incident and the police officers who responded.