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Grovetown Boy, 11, Brings Pellet Gun to School & Threatens Classmates

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An 11-year-old boy was arrested last week for allegedly bringing a pellet gun to Brookwood Elementary School in Grovetown and threatening classmates.

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Authorities say the juvenile also threatened to shoot anyone who told teachers that he had the gun, according to a sheriff’s report.

Deputies were called last Thursday to the school, located on South Old Belair Road. Principal Stephanie Reese told the officer that the boy was found with the pellet gun the day before. The boy’s mother, Tiffany Shelton, came to the school Wednesday and took possession of the gun, the report says.

The principal said two students approached her Thursday and claimed that the boy had actually threatened them on the day he had the gun.

“The students stated (the boy) was showing them the gun and told them if they told anyone about the gun he would shoot them,” a sheriff’s report says

The boy was charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds and terroristic threats.

A juvenile complaint form was completed and the boy was was turned over to his mother.

Greg Rickabaugh
Greg Rickabaugh
Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle, The Augusta Press and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel.
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