Girl, 12, brought five stun guns into school to sell to her classmates after buying them online
- Staff member at Coleman Middle School heard student had stun gun on campus
- Confronted by resource officer and admitted to having already sold three guns
- Charged with weapons possession at a school and taken to a detention center
A 12-year-old girl is facing criminal charges after bringing stun guns into school to sell to her classmates, police say.
A staff member at Coleman Middle School heard the student had a stun gun on campus Friday.
When the school’s resource officer took her out of class, she admitted to buying five of the weapons online and bringing them in to sell to other students, according to Tampa police.
A staff member at Coleman Middle School heard the student had a stun gun on campus Friday
The girl admitted to selling three of the guns on Thursday and had two of them in her possession when she was confronted, it is claimed.
She was charged with possession of a weapon at a school and taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center, reports Fox 13.
The cost of the Vipertek models owned by the student start from around $9.99 on Amazon.
Police said no one had been threatened at the school, and the resource officer is now contacting students who were sold the guns in order to retrieve them.
The girl is expected to be released pending investigation due to the non-violent nature of the offence.
The cost of the Vipertek models owned by the student start from around $9.99 on Amazon. File photo