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Choctaw student charged with possessing knife at high school

On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, a Choctawhatchee High School student was charged with possession of a weapon on school property after he was found in possession of a knife in his […]

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On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, a Choctawhatchee High School student was charged with possession of a weapon on school property after he was found in possession of a knife in his classroom.

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An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer retrieved it from the 16-year-old’s front left pocket after he admitted to a school official that he had it on his person, according to the OCSO.

The teen also admitted to opening the knife in class, extending the blade, and using it to cut paper.

“The OCSO wants to remind all students that possession of a weapon on school grounds is a third degree felony,” wrote the Sheriff’s Office in a press release.

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