Indiana school resource officer saves countless lives by stopping gunman
COLUMBUS, IN Aug 29 2020– An Indiana man is in trouble with the law after police say he carried two loaded handguns onto a middle school campus last week.
Police in Columbus, Indiana told local news outlets that an alert school resource officer spotted and stopped the man.
Local station WDRB TV reported that police said that Michael K. Jones was seen carrying loaded guns onto the school property and “acting suspiciously.”
Court documents say Jones is now facing charges for possession of a firearm on school property.
Last Thursday, at the time of the crime, Columbus police say School Resource Officer Greg Ross was guarding the Central Middle School campus. Police say Ross saw Jones near cars in the staff parking area around 11:15 that morning.
Ross approached Jones, and police say he figured out that Jones was carrying two loaded and concealed handguns.
WDRB TV reported that Columbus Police Department Chief Michael Richardson commended the school resource officer.
Richardson said:
“This is just one example of why we have veteran law enforcement officers in our Columbus school. By being proactive, rather than reactive, Officer Ross was able to investigate and confront a potential threat to student safety and arrest the suspect without incident.”
Court documents say Jones is being held in the Bartholomew County Jail. His first court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday.
His arrest coincides with a national push to do away with school resource officers.
