JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville woman was arrested Tuesday and accused of possessing a firearm on school property, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
According to her arrest report, a JSO officer was assisting a Duval County Schools police officer who saw a dispute between the woman and another person outside John E. Ford Elementary School around 5:30 p.m.
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Officials said the dispute took place off school grounds, but the woman later went into the school’s office.
The DCPS officer said they approached the woman and asked to see the inside of her purse and that’s when the officer saw the firearm.
The firearm was taken and she was arrested.
The school was placed on a brief lockdown during the incident.
According to the police report, the firearm was not brandished or discharged and the woman didn’t make threats to anyone.