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Teen with a pistol arrested at bus stop
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Updated: Jan. 26, 2010 | 11:55 a.m.
A 16-year-old was arrested by Las Vegas police early Tuesday morning after a pistol was found in his backpack at a bus stop, Las Vegas police said.
Officer Barbara Morgan said the incident occurred about 6:30 a.m. at a bus stop on Marion Drive, southwest of Lake Mead and Nellis boulevards.
That is when the suspect, riding a bike, approached two boys and accused them of stealing his cell phone. The suspect then reached into his backpack and the two boys saw part of a weapon, Morgan said.
This startled the boys and they ran toward another bus stop. The suspect on the bike caught up and was again reaching in his backpack when one of the two boys struck the suspect in the face while the other grabbed his backpack away from him, Morgan said.
She added one of the boys held the suspect, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, until police arrived. She said one of the boys, who was 16, called police. Morgan did not know the age of the other boy.
A source with knowledge of the investigation said the .44-caliber magnum was loaded.
Morgan said the gun was not registered.
Clark County School District officials confirmed the suspect is a student at Eldorado High School and the victims attend Sunrise Mountain High School.
Morgan said the boys did not steal the suspect’s cell phone. They face no charges.
Morgan added the suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment and, upon his release, would be booked at the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of carrying a concealed weapon.
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I bet the gun belonged to the parents and they had it for protection while they do their drug deals. They stated the gun was not registered, but I bet they will find it has been used in other crimes by the parents.
Once again, the trash comes to the surface, next time let the cops take care of it, and maybe they could kill the kid and save the city/county/state money for trial and prison.
They should charge the parents!!! That would put a stop to alot of these kids doing stuff like this..
a 44 Magnum??????? GGEEZZZ !!!!!! and he'll be released to his parents with a slap on the wrist
XUSN4LIFEX - you want to hold the kids who didn't do anything but defend themselves and prevented a possible school shooting accountable for what exactly?
That's what's wrong with this country...everyone but the criminal is held accountable...
I applaud these kids' bravery...they should be awarded.