Student arrested with gun at South Garner High School football practice

Garner police arrested a student on Thursday they say brought a stolen and loaded handgun onto the campus of South Garner High School.
Posted 10/4/2024, 8:35:19 PM Updated 10/5/2024, 12:58:19 PM

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>> A STUDENT WAS FOUND WITH

A STOLEN HANDGUN AT SOUTH

GARNER HIGH SCHOOL THURSDAY,

THE DAY BEFORE HOMECOMING AT

THE SCHOOL. THANKS FOR STAYING

WITH US HERE FOR DAN HAGGERTY.

AND I'M ASHLEY ROW WRAL.

SEAN GALLAGHER IS THERE LIVE.

SEAN CLASS WASN'T IN SESSION

BUT STILL FAMILIES ARE

CONCERNED.

>> YEAH, ASHLEIGH, THEN INSTEAD

OF BEING ON THE GRIDIRON HERE

BEHIND ME TONIGHT, SOUTH GARNER

FOOTBALL PLAYERS BEHIND BARS

AFTER ALLEGEDLY BRINGING A

STOLEN GUN AND DRUGS TO

FOOTBALL PRACTICE YESTERDAY.

SO TONIGHT STUDENTS SHOULD BE

UNDER THESE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

ENJOYING AND CELEBRATING

HOMECOMING. BUT INSTEAD THEY'VE

THIS ON THE MIND.

ADDED SECURITY AT SOUTH GARNER

HIGH SCHOOL LESS THAN 24 HOURS

AFTER POLICE SAY 18 YEAR-OLD

RICK OWENS BROUGHT A GUN ON

SCHOOL GROUNDS WAS JUST

CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY FOR

EVERYONE THAT WAS IN SCHOOL.

AND IT'S TERRIFYING BECAUSE

THERE'S LIVE IN A LAW SCHOOL

SHOOTINGS, OF COURSE. BUT AND

THIS IS NEWS TO ME. ACCORDING

TO HIS HUDDLE PROFILE, RICO

OWENS IS A SENIOR AND PLACED

OFFENSIVE LINE FOR THE SCHOOL.

>> POLICE SAY OWENS WAS HERE

FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE THURSDAY

AFTERNOON. WHAT A PARENT

CONTACTED THE SCHOOL AFTER

THEIR SON TOLD THEM ABOUT OWENS

HAVING A GUN IN HIS BAG.

WAKE SCHOOL SENT A LETTER TO

PARENTS SAYING OWENS WAS

PLANNING TO BRING A FIREARM

FOOTBALL PRACTICE. HE'S ARMY

AT CARTER HIGH SCHOOL.

>> GARNER PD TELLS ME OWENS WAS

BROUGHT INTO THE OFFICE BY AN

ADMINISTRATOR WHILE THEY

SEARCHED HIS BAG.

>> WHERE THEY FOUND THE STOLEN

GUN AND NARCOTICS. NOW HE'S

FACING 3 FELONIES AND 2

MISDEMEANORS BECAUSE OF THIS

INCIDENT. IT DEFINITELY IS A

LITTLE A LITTLE CONCERNING, BUT

WE TRUST THAT THE SCHOOL TAKES

GOOD ACTIONS AGAINST THAT.

>> SO GHANA, POLICE TELL ME

THEY DON'T KNOW WHY OWENS

BROUGHT THE GUN TO SCHOOL IN

THE FIRST PLACE, BUT THEY SAY

THAT PARENTS DON'T NEED TO

WORRY THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT

THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

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