{"id":179672,"date":"2026-03-05T19:28:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/179672\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:28:28","slug":"clay-county-high-school-student-accused-of-having-loaded-gun-in-car-on-school-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/179672\/","title":{"rendered":"Clay County high school student accused of having loaded gun in car on school grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clay County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Logo (WJXT,  Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">CLAY COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 A student at Ridgeview High School was arrested and accused on Thursday of having a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol in his car, which was parked on school grounds, the Clay County Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Officials said the school\u2019s administration and school resource officer got a tip that the student may have had a weapon in his car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">His car was searched by the school resource officer and the loaded pistol was seized as evidence. The student was charged with possessing the weapon on school property and was taken to the Clay County Jail, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorJonathan Lundy headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/team\/JLundy\/\" title=\"View Jonathan Lundy&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Lundy<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Hailing from Detroit, Jonathan is excited to start his media career at News4JAX in November 2023. 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