A Portland High School student was arrested Thursday for bringing a pellet gun to school, police said.
The 15-year-old male student, whom police have not identified because he is a minor, was charged with terrorizing, a class D misdemeanor, Portland police Lt. Robert Martin said.
The boy made no specific threats against the school, students, or staff, but a school resource officer went searching for him around 7:45 a.m. after learning the student had threatened to bring a gun to school, Martin said. The officer removed the boy from class at 8 a.m., and found a pellet gun that resembled a handgun inside his backpack, Martin said.
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