Hall County parents charged after 8-year-old brings handgun to elementary school

GAINESVILLE — Hall County Sheriff’s Office investigators have charged the parents of an 8-year-old boy who brought a handgun to Myers Elementary School on Thursday morning, Feb. 26.

Heather Thuy Rodriguez, 31, of Gainesville, was arrested Thursday afternoon 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.

Both parents were charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct for allegedly leaving the firearm unsecured and accessible to their son…

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