December 5, 2025
Two East Ridge High Students Arrested After Firearm Found on Campus
By Frank Stanfield
Two East Ridge High Students Arrested After Firearm Found on Campus
Two students at East Ridge High School have been arrested on charges of possessing a firearm, sparking a lockdown and a search by four specially trained canines that can sniff the presence of guns.
A press release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office stated that a school staff member received a tip about a student with a firearm. That person immediately contacted the school resource deputies on campus.
They were interviewed, arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a minor, disruption of a school function and possession of a weapon on school grounds.
It is not clear if there were two weapons involved or one weapon involving two students.
The sheriff’s office said it could not make additional comments because the case is still under investigation.
The campus was placed on lockdown until all the buildings were deemed safe.
Besides criminal charges, students also face due process consequences spelled out in the code of conduct and state statutes.
“That means expulsion for bringing a gun on campus,” says Lake County Schools spokeswoman Sherri Owens. “It is a zero tolerance offense.”
Frank Stanfield has been a journalist for more than 40 years, including as an editor and reporter for the Daily Commercial, Orlando Sentinel and Ocala Star-Banner. He has written three books, “Unbroken: The Dorothy Lewis Story,” “Vampires, Gators and Wackos, A Florida Newspaperman’s Story,” and “Cold Blooded, A True Crime Story of a Murderous Teenage Cult.” He has appeared on numerous national and international broadcasts, including Discovery ID, Oxygen and Court TV. He maintains a blog at frankestanfield.com. Stanfield graduated with a political science degree from the University of North Florida and a master’s in journalism at the University of Georgia.
