BEAUMONT, Texas — A family member of a West Brook High School student was arrested Tuesday after she carried a gun onto the campus.
Beaumont Independent School District Police officers arrested Taryn Jnelle Biggers, 20, according to Jefferson County jail records. She is currently being held on bonds totaling $20,000.
If Biggers is able to post bond, she will be required to wear an ankle monitor, stay in Jefferson County and remain off Beaumont ISD property, Judge Ben Collins said.
Biggers is related to a current West Brook student according to a statement from the district. After passing through a metal detector upon entering the campus a Beaumont ISD public safety officer searched her bag and found a gun the statement said.
Beaumont ISD Police officers were alerted and they took custody of the woman, who is not a student or staff member at the school.
Biggers is being held on charges of possessing a weapon in a prohibited place and unlawfully carrying a weapon according to jail records. She was charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon because she is not old enough to own or carry a handgun.
Is it not legal to carry a handgun at 20, even constitutional carry states you have to be 21.
The charge of having a gun in a prohibited place is a felony.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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Read the full statement from BISD...
On August 30, 2022, a family member of a student was detained by Beaumont ISD Police Department at West Brook High School, following the discovery of a firearm in their bag.
The individual passed through the district metal detectors, at which point the Beaumont ISD Public Safety Officer conducted a search, discovered the weapon and alerted Beaumont ISD Police, who then intervened and took custody of the subject.
The individual is not a student or staff member of West Brook High School or Beaumont ISD.
BISD would like to recognize our staff for handling the situation expeditiously, following all protocol, to ensure the continued safety of our campus.