A 17-year-old high school student was taken to a juvenile detention center after deputies said a shotgun and shells were seen in plain view in his truck, which was parked outside the school.Deputies said the dean at North Marion High School saw the gun as he walked through the parking lot. The 12-gauge shotgun was sitting on the front passenger's seat.The student told responding deputies that he forgot the gun was in his Ford F-350 when he drove it to school. Deputies also found 21 rounds of ammunition in the truck."There's a no-tolerance policy," Marion County Sheriff's Office Lt. Ryan Robbins said. "This gentleman didn't want to do harm, which we're glad he didn't, but that doesn't mean the next student walking by didn't have access to that weapon and could've caused serious damage."While it may have been a mistake on the student's part, deputies said it's a serious one. It's a felony to bring a gun onto a school campus anywhere in Florida.Deputies said Friday's incident is a reminder to all that even if brought by accident, guns and ammo have no place on school property."The feeling that I got from those involved at the school today, the gentleman genuinely felt bad about the situation, but also knew he had done wrong," Robbins said.WESH 2 News is not identifying the student because he is a minor.He faces a charge of possessing a firearm on a school campus.

A 17-year-old high school student was taken to a juvenile detention center after deputies said a shotgun and shells were seen in plain view in his truck, which was parked outside the school.

Deputies said the dean at North Marion High School saw the gun as he walked through the parking lot. The 12-gauge shotgun was sitting on the front passenger's seat.


The student told responding deputies that he forgot the gun was in his Ford F-350 when he drove it to school. Deputies also found 21 rounds of ammunition in the truck.

"There's a no-tolerance policy," Marion County Sheriff's Office Lt. Ryan Robbins said. "This gentleman didn't want to do harm, which we're glad he didn't, but that doesn't mean the next student walking by didn't have access to that weapon and could've caused serious damage."

While it may have been a mistake on the student's part, deputies said it's a serious one. It's a felony to bring a gun onto a school campus anywhere in Florida.

Deputies said Friday's incident is a reminder to all that even if brought by accident, guns and ammo have no place on school property.

"The feeling that I got from those involved at the school today, the gentleman genuinely felt bad about the situation, but also knew he had done wrong," Robbins said.



WESH 2 News is not identifying the student because he is a minor.



He faces a charge of possessing a firearm on a school campus.