RIVERVIEW, Fla. (CBS12) — Deputies arrested a 16-year-old at Riverview High School Friday after a campus fight led to the discovery of a kitchen knife in his backpack.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), during school hours, administrators at Riverview High School were made aware of a fight on campus. In addition to the fight, deputies say they were also made aware that a student, 16-year-old Elred Hardy III, had a weapon.
A search of his backpack revealed that Hardy had a kitchen-style fixed blade in his backpack, per deputies.
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A subsequent investigation exposed that Hardy made threats towards another boy due to an argument over a girl.
Deputies found probable cause to book hardy for counts of possession of a weapon on school property and disrupting school campus or function.
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