Plainfield High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday when a juvenile came in with a BB gun, according to Plainfield police.
Police said the suspect came into the school with a student’s parent around 10 a.m. While the parent went into a meeting, the boy was in the office. According to police, the boy refused to explain his real reason for being there when asked by staff, and staff called police.
Police said the boy gave officers a fake name during the incident and did not warn them about a fake BB gun in his waistband. When officers searched him, they found marijuana and the BB gun in the juvenile’s waistband, according to police.
When officers found the BB gun the school was locked down to determine there was no threat.
The juvenile was taken into custody and charged with possession of a facsimile firearm, breach of peace, criminal impersonation, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, interfering with an officer, possession of alcohol by a minor, and possession of tobacco by a minor.
Police stressed that there was never any immediate danger to staff or students and that the suspect was in an office during the entire incident.
