Woman Arrested With Stolen, Loaded Gun At Florida School: Police

LAKE COUNTY, FL — A Douglasville woman has been arrested in Florida after, police say, she threatened a student and attempted to bring a loaded gun into a high school Monday.

Tershia Richmond has been charged with possession of a firearm on school property, possession of stolen property and carrying a concealed firearm without a permit after trying to bring a loaded gun into Eustis High School, in Lake County, Florida.

Police said two students were sent to the office for fighting and Richmond is a family friend of one of the students involved in the fight.

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According to the Lake County Sheriff's Office, Richmond was waiting in the pickup line and allegedly threatened one of the students, saying she was going to get a gun and shoot him.

Reports indicate a School Resource Deputy, Deputy Sheriff Adam Tytler, saw Richmond reach in to her car, grab a handgun, and then placed it in her pocket as she turned to head back to the school.

Reports say Tytler immediately drew his firearm, ordered Richmond to the ground and secured her.

Deputies discovered that the gun was stolen in South Carolina.

Richmond refused to appear in court Tuesday, and the judge set her bond at more than $40,000. She remains in the Lake County Jail.

Photo courtesy Lake County Sheriff's Office