An arraignment date has been scheduled Jan. 6 for a 17-year-old Stevenson High School junior who was indicted Wednesday on charges that he allegedly brought a gun, located inside his backpack, into a classroom at the high school Dec. 4.
Lamont Glenn, of Buffalo Grove, was indicted by a Lake County grand jury on one count of unlawful use of a weapon involving possession of a handgun in a school and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
If convicted of the charges, he could face between two to five years in prison. A probationary sentence is also possible.
While Glenn is charged as an adult, he is being held on $50,000 bail in the Hulse Detention Center in the Depke Juvenile Justice Complex in Vernon Hills, according to authorities.
Prosecutors said police and administrators were made aware that Glenn had a gun at the Lincolnshire school by other students, at least one who claimed Glenn had brought it to school the day before as well.
After he was identified inside the classroom through a glass door by school officials, Lincolnshire police arrested him at his desk. When they asked him where the gun was, Assistant State’s Attorney Don Tyer said he responded that it was in a bag inside his backpack, which was within reach of Glenn.
Police said they found an unloaded .38-caliber chrome revolver in the backpack. They then searched his locker, finding no other weapons.
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