Officials: Gun, Magazine Found in Student’s Backpack

MARSHALL — A Marshall school student has been arrested after a gun was found in his back pack. Jawone Washington, 19, who attends the district’s Alternative Education Program, is charged with having a weapon in a place they are prohibited. The senior was booked into the Harrison County Jail. An off-duty officer, who works security at the school, found the gun around 8:00 yesterday morning. It was described as a 9mm which was not loaded. A magazine with ammunition along with some clothes were also found in the student’s back pack.