It was an alarming discovery on a Central Coast high school campus. A student was in possession of a loaded gun.
It happened Thursday, at Lompoc's Cabrillo High School. A Santa Barbara County Sheriff's School Resource Deputy contacted an 18-year-old student in the school's office for a probation search.
The officer reported finding the student in possession of a loaded pistol. The gun wasn't registered to the teen.
The student was arrested at the scene without incident.
