The School Resource Officer at A.L. Stanback Middle School arrested Joseph Patrick Osborne, 47, Wednesday afternoon, and charged him with having a weapon on educational property, a Class G felony. The arrest followed an investigation of an abandoned vehicle located at the school Wednesday morning. Osborne, of Wendell, also faces two misdemeanor charges: first- degree trespassing and injury to real property.
School staff noticed the vehicle this morning near the multi-purpose field and notified the School Resource Officer (SRO), who noticed the vehicle had damage consistent with it colliding with a security fence near the field. Upon further investigation, the SRO found a firearm in a case hidden near the car.
Officials locked down the school while deputies searched the buildings and the surrounding property. They lifted the lock-down after the search verified no unauthorized people were on campus. A towing company removed the car…