By DONALD MOTTERN | Staff Writer
PELHAM – A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested on charges related to an active warrant for murder following a situation that played out in the Pelham Church of the Highlands’ parking lot on Sunday, Feb. 11.
The arrest came after the suspect, who arrived at the church with an adult and seven other juveniles, was seen carrying a firearm in his waistband.
“A church volunteer was shuttling people from their vehicles to the building,” an announcement from the Pelham Police Department read. “The volunteer noted that one of the juvenile males had a firearm in his waistband and informed him that he could not have the weapon inside the church.”
Following the volunteer’s statement, the juvenile suspect is reported to have complied and immediately exited the shuttle. As the suspect placed the firearm in a vehicle, the other members of the group also exited the shuttle.
Another of the juveniles, described only as a female, entered the vehicle containing the firearm and promptly drove away. According the Pelham Police Department, the female juvenile then returned several minutes later.