CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A 48-year-old Madison Heights woman was arrested Tuesday after attempting to bring a firearm into Monticello High School, according to an Albemarle County Police Department announcement.
Bridget L. Counts has been charged with felony possession of a firearm on school property, and a misdemeanor concealed carry charge, after the gun was detected as she tried to enter the school building at approximately 9:45 a.m. A School Resource Officer was notified of the potential weapons violation. The officer made contact with the woman who was flagged and she disclosed she was carrying a firearm in her purse. Officers secured the weapon and took the suspect into custody without incident.
County high schools began requiring anyone entering the building to pass through a walk-through metal detector last year…