Teen and 2 others tried to check out Whitewater High student

A Morrow teen was arrested at Whitewater High School Wednesday after school officials found a handgun and a knife inside his car, police said.

The student and two others attempted to check a student out from class without parental permission, according to Lt Belinda McCastle of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. After their request was denied, the three lingered on campus and school officials became suspicious and escorted them outside the building, McCastle said.

The teen’s vehicle was searched by school officials, who found a loaded 9 mm handgun and a knife in the glove compartment, McCastle said.

Antonio D. Jinks, 18, was charged with two counts of possession of a weapon on school property, McCastle said. Two other men were served with a criminal trespassing warning but not charged with a crime, she added.

When Jinks was searched, they found two bullets in one of his pockets but no weapons, McCastle noted. The gun, a 9 mm pistol, was loaded with eight rounds, she said.