Police: Springdale junior high student found with pistol at school arrested; no threats made toward school, students

SPRINGDALE — A student at Central Junior High School was arrested Tuesday for having a gun on campus.

The school resource officer at Central was notified around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday that a student might have a pistol in their backpack, according to a Springdale Police Department news release on Wednesday.

The officer and school administrators “immediately made contact with the student,” according to the release. “A pistol was located in the student’s backpack. There were no threats made by the student towards the school or any students.”

The student was arrested without incident in connection with possession of a handgun on school property, a class D felony. Police said the student is a juvenile and no other information will be released.