CANTON -- Police say a Canton McKinley High School student is in custody after a gun was found in his backpack Wednesday.
The school resource officer was advised of the potential weapon around 7:44 a.m. and found a loaded Ruger LCP .380 caliber handgun in the 15-year-old student's backpack.
Police say the weapon had been reported as stolen.
The student is charged with illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed weapon and receiving stolen property.