Man Charged After Loaded Gun And Knife Found In Kindergarteners Backpack At School; "I Used The Bag For A Hiking Trip"

Man Charged After Loaded Gun And Knife Found In Kindergarteners Backpack At School; "I Used The Bag For A Hiking Trip"

Lancaster County deputies have arrested 29-year-old Alexander Savarese after a loaded .380-caliber pistol and a knife were discovered in a 5-year-old’s backpack at Harrisburg Elementary School. Savarese admitted to using the child's backpack for a hiking trip and forgetting to remove the firearms, leading to a felony charge of Unlawful Conduct toward a Child. The post Man Charged After Loaded Gun and Knife Found In Kindergarteners Backpack at Sc…

Arrest made after loaded gun, knife found in kindergartener’s backpack at Lancaster elementary school

INDIAN LAND, S.C. – A 29-year-old man was arrested Thursday after a loaded gun and a knife were found in a kindergartener’s backpack at a Lancaster elementary school, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. Around dismissal time on Wednesday, a teacher at Harrisburg Elementary School noticed a knife in a student’s backpack. Administration was called, and the school resource officer searched the backpack and found the knife along with…