Middle school student detained for bringing weapon to school

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office reports that investigators responded to Orangefield Junior High School at approximately noon on Friday, Jan. 28, in response to a call from a school employee reporting that a 13-year-old student in the 8th grade was being detained following a fight on campus wherein a weapon was produced.

According to a report from OCSO, school employees advised they were able to disarm the student prior to law enforcement arrival, taking a knife from the teen girl that had allegedly threatened employees and students with the blade.

The alleged knife-wielding 8th-grader was taken into custody, arraigned and transported to a juvenile detention facility pending a court appearance.

No employees or students were harmed during the incident.