By Associated Press - Tuesday, May 2, 2017

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A senior has been arrested after Durham County Sheriff’s deputies say they found three guns inside his vehicle parked on Northern High School’s campus.

News outlets report that deputies also seized an unidentified controlled substance in addition to the two handguns and one rifle during the search Monday.

Sheriff spokeswoman Tamara Gibbs says deputies were dispatched at the request of Durham Public Schools.



Eighteen-year-old Lewis Blane Latta of Durham has been charged with having a firearm on educational property, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a Schedule III controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer.

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