Wellsville senior, 19, arrested after rifle, ammunition found in vehicle in student lot

Neal Simon, The Evening Tribune
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A Wellsville High School student was arrested on weapons charges Thursday morning after an administrator spotted a rifle and ammunition in the front seat of an unattended vehicle in the senior parking lot, a district official said.

Following an investigation, Wellsville village police charged Trenton D. Jefferds, 19, of Wellsville with criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Both charges are felonies.

Jefferds, who district officials said is a senior in the Allegany County school district, was arraigned in Wellsville Village Court and sent to the Allegany County Jail.

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Police did not provide information Thursday about possible bail or other release conditions.

In a statement to faculty and staff, Wellsville Superintendent David Foster said the school contacted police and immediately instituted a “shelter-in-place" for the secondary school after the rifle and ammunition were observed at about 9 a.m.

Police said a school resource officer responded and Jefferds was taken into custody. According to the school's statement, police authorized a return to the regular bell schedule and ended the shelter-in-place after the arrest.

"I want to assure you students remained safe, and we are cooperating with the police," Foster said in the statement.

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