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Columbus Man Arrested For Bringing Loaded Guns to School

Officer assigned to Central Middle School noticed Jones “acting suspiciously” around vehicles in the staff parking lot

Photo Thanks to Bartholomew County Jail

(Columbus, Ind.) – A resource officer at Central Middle School in Columbus arrested a man who police said had brought loaded guns onto school property and was “acting suspiciously.”

Michael K. Jones, 38, was arrested on a felony charge of possession of a firearm on school property, according to a report from WDRB.

According to the Columbus Police Department, an officer assigned to Central Middle School noticed Jones “acting suspiciously” around vehicles in the staff parking lot on Thursday, August 20.

The school resource officer, Greg Ross, made contact with Jones and arrested him after determining Jones had two concealed and loaded handguns on him.

WDRB reported Columbus Chief Michael Richardson commended the school resource officer by “being proactive, rather than reactive.”

Jones was being held at Bartholomew County Jail.

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