Teacher and student facing charges after gun found at Tampa middle school: TPD

Tampa, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department charged a teacher at Sligh Middle Magnet School in Tampa with bringing a loaded gun to school and a student for stealing the gun and not reporting it.

Akeen Barthol, a 32-year-old teacher, was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds and allowing a minor to obtain a firearm on school grounds, the TPD says.

The 13-year-old student was arrested and charged with grand theft after stealing things out of the bag but leaving the loaded gun in the bathroom for a third student to find and report, police say.

The investigation is ongoing, but the TPD says there is no active threat to the school or any students.