YORK COUNTY, Va. — An employee at Tabb Middle School in York County was arrested Wednesday after a handgun was found in the front seat of his vehicle parked at the school, the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office said.
Dion Bartlett Jr., 24, was charged with possession of a weapon on school property. The school's website lists Bartlett as a core teacher of physical education.
Bartlett's arrest happened after deputies got a report of a handgun in his vehicle, which was unlocked and unoccupied while on campus, according to the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office.
A school resource officer secured the weapon, identified the vehicle’s owner as a staff member and took Bartlett into custody.