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Teen arrested after bringing unloaded gun to St. Cloud High School

ST. CLOUD, Fla. — A 15-year-old boy was arrested after he brought an unloaded gun to St. Cloud High School, police said.

The school resource officer got an anonymous tip around noon and located and detained the teen, at which time he allegedly found an unloaded silver .380 handgun and no sign of any ammo for it, police said.

The teen was arrested by St. Cloud police on scene and taken for questioning, police said.

Detectives report that he’s not being forthcoming with them about where he got the gun or why he brought it to school.

He’ll be spending the night in the juvenile detention center, according to the police department.

The teen is facing a charge of possession of a firearm on school property, officials said.

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