COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Two students are now facing charges after police said they showed up at South Cobb High School with drugs and weapons.
Police discovered a gun loaded with 14 rounds, drugs and two knives, one of which was double-edged, on the school’s campus last Friday.
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The suspects, identified as Jentry Henson and Kensley Merriweather, were found in a vehicle parked at the school and are students, one of whom attends South Cobb. They were arrested for carrying weapons within a school safety zone.
“We have no idea what could have taken place,” a concerned parent told Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell.
The incident occurred just as school was ending, raising concerns among parents about the safety of their children.
“It just makes me feel like they were obviously up to no good,” a parent said.
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The Cobb County School District said there was no threat to the school community at any point.
School officials are encouraging students and parents to report any suspicious activity to the district’s tip line, which allows for anonymous reporting.
Police have not commented on the suspects’ motives or what alerted them to the car.
Editor’s note: The story was updated Wednesday to note that the two people arrested were students. The Cobb County School District initially said the two who were arrested were not students.
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