Student caught with gun at school

ALBUQUERQUE HIGH SCHOOL TODAY A SECURITY GUARD AT SIERRA ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL NOTICED THE STUDENT ACTING STRANGLY AND THAT S WHEN HE FOUND THE WEAPON JEFF MAHER IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH THE DETAILS JEFF THE PRINCIPAL SENT THIS LETTER HOME TO PARENTS TODAY LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT THE INCIDENT - MEANWHILE A-P-S IS PRAISING A SECURITY GUARD FOR FOLLOWING HIS INSTINCTS THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE LOADED 38 CALLIBER PISTOL AND ITS BULLETS FOUND IN A STUDENTS BACKPACK THIS MORNING A-P-S OFFICIALS SAY A COUPLE OF STUDENTS AT SIERRA ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL NEAR EUBANK AND CANDELARIA WERE HAVING AN ARGUMENT - AFTERWARDS A SECURITY GUARD SPOTTED ONE OF THEM ACTING STRANGELY HE LOOKED INSIDE THE 19-YEAR-OLD STUDENT S BACKPACK - AND FOUND THE LOADED GUN WRAPPED IN A BANDANA we don t know what his intentions were but we re very grateful that the campus security aid noticed that something was wrong and took the action that he did the 19-year-old is now in custody THE SCHOOL WAS PLACED ON LOCKDOWN BRIEFLY THIS MORNING THE STUDENT IS NOW IN JAIL WE RE TOLD HE ADMITTED TO POLICE THAT HE S A LOCAL GANG MEMBER OF THE ROLLIN 60 S LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM JEFF MAHER EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR