A 30-year-old man was arrested Thursday after pointing what appeared to be a rifle at a school bus carrying elementary students in Lehigh Acres, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
Jaime Cossio was charged with felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor disruption of a school function after the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of Fourth Street West and Bruce Avenue North, according to Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno.
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Man arrested for pointing bb gun at school bus full of elementary students
The school bus driver was transporting students to Sunshine Elementary School when he noticed Cossio pointing what appeared to be a rifle at the bus and directly at him, Marceno said. The driver immediately drove away in fear for his life and called law enforcement…