A Florida middle school student has been charged with bringing a gun on campus, which was discovered when he posted an Instagram story showing off the gun inside a school bathroom.
The student, 15-year-old Isaiah Jones of Deltona, is charged with possession of a firearm on school property, a felony.
Volusia Sheriff’s Deputies were notified of the Instagram story Tuesday night and identified Jones and another student in a video that appeared to take place in a Galaxy Middle School boys’ restroom.
In the video, Jones pointed a handgun at the camera, removed the magazine and showed that it contained at least one round of ammunition, deputies say.
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When confronted by deputies, Jones admitted to recording the video in the restroom but said it was recorded in the past.
Deputies say the gun is believed to be a 9mm firearm that was stolen during a recent car burglary in Deltona.
The owner of that gun told deputies he discovered it missing from his vehicle’s glove box on May 5.
He told deputies that he thought his vehicle was locked, but wasn’t sure, and there were no signs of forced entry to the vehicle.
Additional charges are pending in the active investigation.
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Jones is the second juvenile defendant in Deltona recently arrested in a case involving a stolen gun. Last week, a 13-year-old Deltona boy was charged in a series of car break-ins that included another theft of a handgun, according to VSO.
The gun was discovered by his mother during a search of the family’s home.
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood is issuing a reminder to gun owners that weapons left unsecured in vehicles are prime targets for theft, and can easily end up in the wrong hands with potentially tragic results.
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