Just for Jesus rally one of the students had a gun

According to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department students who attended the Just for Jesus rally told deputies they thought one of the students had a gun even though they didn't see it. When deputies approached the student he ran through a bank parking lot on Lakeshore Drive.The student was caught on Broad Street across from Wendy's parking lot. Witnesses saw the student throw something blue into nearby bushes. When deputies looked through the area they found a Smith and Wesson .357 caliber handgun wrapped in a blue hooded shirt. There was one round in the gun cylinder.The gun was recovered by deputies and there were no unspent rounds in the gun. Deputies say the gun was identified as one that was stolen from a car back in September 2007. The student was arrested and taken to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office.The student attends Reynaud Middle School and is 15-years-old.CPSO Sgt. Jerry Roessler is the primary deputy for this incident.Three other students were arrested for fighting. Another arrested for underaged possession of tobacco products.

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