Student arrested for bringing machete to Marion County school

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) – A 13-year-old faces a felony charge after Marion County Sheriff’s deputies say he brought a machete to school.

According to the arrest report, the school resource officer learned a student had brought a blade to Horizon Academy on Wednesday.

Officers found the teenager with a sheathed machete in his backpack. The blade measured 23.5 inches…

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