A Spring Valley High School student was arrested Oct. 24 after he allegedly brought two loaded handguns through the Columbia-area school's metal detectors.

The Richland County Sheriff's Department said that, around 1 p.m., school security notified school resource officers at Spring Valley High School that 18-year-old John Cook attempted to carry two guns in his bookbag through metal detectors.

On Thursday, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) announced the arrest of a student following an incident at Spring Valley High School.

A teen was arrested after a firearm was found in his book bag at Spring Valley High School on Thursday, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department.Jo

A student at a Spring Valley magnet school suspected of threatening another student and bringing a BB gun to campus was arrested Monday.

Metal detectors at a suburban Columbia school caught two loaded handguns in a student’s backpack Thursday, district officials said in a news release. John Cook, 18, was arrested on two charges of bringing weapons onto school grounds at Spring Valley High School in northeast Columbia.

The Catoosa Police Department is investigating after a student came to school with 'gun-related injuries' on Oct. 24.

In a statement, Catoosa Public Schools Superintendent Robert Schornick said a student came to school with gun-related injuries on Thursday. On-site medical care was immediately provided. Schornick said no incidents involving guns happened in the school or on campus and Catoosa Police have been notified.

A 13-year-old student from North Albany Middle School was arrested this morning, charged with weapon possession after staff found a loaded handgun in a park near the school. The discovery was made around 9:10 AM,