Loaded handgun found on a student at C.H. Price Middle School in Putnam County

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PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said a loaded gun was found in the waste band of a student inside C.H. Price Middle School.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, a resource officer acted on a tip and found the student in less than a minute.

The student was taken into custody, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies believe the gun was stolen.