A STEM Prep Academy High School senior, Mayco Dealmonte, 18, was charged by misdemeanor state citation with carrying a weapon on school property and possession of a handgun under the age of 21 after school staff became aware of a social media post in which he was shown with a gun in his car.
School Safety Division officers responded and during a search of the vehicle located a nine-millimeter pistol.
The gun was not reported stolen. It has not been determined how the student came into possession of the pistol.