Law enforcement say weapon was found at Caledonia Elementary
CALEDONIA, Miss. (WCBI) -Just after 2 p.m. September 6 at Caledonia Elementary School, Lowndes County Schools Superintendent Sam Allison sent a recorded message to parents.
Hunter Ryan Turnage
In the message, he said there was “a serious incident” where a weapon was found on campus.
Allison told parents there was no threat to students or staff and the situation was quickly addressed.
Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said his agency was investigating after a teacher found the weapon.
a four-year-old pre-k student was found in possession of a 9 mm handgun.
There was no ammunition in the gun or the backpack.
The child’s mother’s boyfriend Hunter Turnage, age 24, was charged with contributing to the delinquency or neglect of a minor and causing a student to have a weapon on campus.
Source: Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department
The charges were made in consultation with the district attorney’s office.
Both are misdemeanors and Turnage was booked into jail. He is from Steens.
Hunter told deputies that he kept the gun stored on a shelf in the bedroom that was about should high and did not know how the child got the gun.
Allison said the district is working to ensure future incidents like this will not happen in the future.
