Student Who Brought In BB Gun Charged With Gun Possession

The student who brought a BB gun into East Greenwich High School Thursday morning was arrested and charged with possession of a gun, according to a statement released by the East Greenwich police Thursday afternoon.

The incident took place at around 7:45 a.m., Supt. Victor Mercurio told EG Patch.

David E. Constanza, 18, was arraigned before bail commissioner Michael Robinson. As a condition of bail, Constanza is to have no contact with East Greenwich High School. The case will be referred to the Rhode Island Department of Attorney General for prosecution, police said.

According to the police statement, Constanza approached EGHS Asst. Principal Tim Chace and reported finding an item of concern in a boy’s restroom. Chace then entered the restroom, where he saw a black handgun on the floor. He called the EG Police Department’s school resource officer to the restroom, who identified the weapon as a .45 caliber replica BB gun, which was not loaded.
 
"Through investigation it was determined that weapon actually belonged to Costanza and that he had brought it to the school," the statement read. "A thorough search of the building was conducted by school officials and the East Greenwich Police. No direct threat of harm was made to any student or school official." 

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