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Parents charged after 8-year-old brings loaded gun to Hall school

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GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The parents of an 8-year-old boy who brought a loaded
handgun to a Hall County elementary school last week have been charged,
authorities said. 

Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office arrested Heather
Thuy Rodriguez, 31, of Gainesville, on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 26,
following the initial investigation. The child’s father, Cristian Ruben
Rodriguez-Martinez, 31, of Gainesville, turned himself in at the Hall
County Jail on Friday afternoon. 

Each parent was charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct for allegedly
leaving the weapon unsecured and accessible to their son, according to
sheriff’s office Public Information Officer Derreck Booth. 

The charges stem from an incident at Myers Elementary School in which
the second-grade student brought a handgun onto campus. 

According to the preliminary investigation, the child removed the weapon
from the console of his parents’ vehicle and took it into his room on
Wednesday evening, Feb. 25. He then carried the firearm to school the
following morning. 

At approximately 8:15 a.m. Thursday, the boy showed the gun to a
classmate, who reported it to a teacher. The school principal searched
the student, confiscated the handgun and immediately notified the school
resource officer, prompting a law enforcement investigation. 

Authorities said the firearm had a loaded magazine but no round in the
chamber. 

Heather Rodriguez posted a $1,300 bond and was released from jail late
Thursday night. Cristian Rodriguez-Martinez posted a $1,300 bond and was
released early Saturday morning. 

The investigation remains ongoing.

https://nowgeorgia.com/parents-charged-after-8-year-old-brings-loaded-gun
-to-hall-school/ 

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