Woman jailed after shooting at water moccasin on school grounds

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — A Panama City woman who tried to shoot a water moccasin during practice for a youth football team was arrested for discharging the gun on school property.
 
April Dawn DeMarco, 30, was arrested for discharging a gun on the football field of Bay High School, during practice last week. Demarco apparently borrowed the pistol from Miren Gregory, 31, to protect nearby children after a group of parents found the water moccasin on the field, police said.
 
The News Herald of Panama City reports children were about 20 to 50 yards away when DeMarco fired the gun.

DeMarco was arrested Monday. Gregory was arrested Tuesday for carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a firearm on school property. It's not clear whether they've hired lawyers.

State law prohibits people with concealed weapons permits from bringing weapons on a school campus during any event not related to those weapons.
 
Police didn't know the fate of the snake.

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