Student charged with bringing loaded gun to Washington Alternative School

UPDATE:

East Ridge Police have now charged four juveniles in an attempted car-jacking case in Ridgeside.

They confirm one of the suspects is the student charged with bringing a loaded gun to Washington Alternative School after the incident.

Officers were first called about suspicious people in the area, when they got another call about the car-jacking.

They were able to apprehend three of four suspects.

The fourth was later picked up at the school.

They all face charges of Aggravated Assault and Attempted Aggravated Robbery.

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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Hamilton County officers found a student with a loaded handgun at Washington Alternative School Friday morning.

They are charging him with Carrying a Dangerous Weapon on School Grounds.

They also turned him over to East Ridge Police for questioning about an incident off campus earlier in the morning.

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