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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Student arrested on weapons charges

A southeast Georgia teenager faces charges of bringing weapons to school.

Police say the unidentified 16-year-old brought a loaded gun and a knife to Effingham County High School. They arrested him today and he is being held in the Claxton Youth Detention Center.

Authorities say this is an isolated incident and unrelated to a recent bomb threats at the high school.

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