RIVERVIEW, Fla. – A Spoto High School student was arrested on Monday after being caught with a loaded handgun on school grounds, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO).
The incident occurred on October 14, 2025, at approximately 11:15 a.m. School administrators and an HCSO School Resource Deputy were alerted by a tip that a student, later identified as Charles Lanorris Wallace Jr., 16, was in possession of a firearm on campus.
Upon making contact with the student, deputies conducted a search of his backpack. They discovered a pistol with a loaded magazine containing seven 9mm rounds. Authorities noted that while the magazine was loaded, there was no round in the chamber of the firearm…