Student resource officers confiscate handguns, alcohol, and marijuana at Tennessee proms

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — Rutherford County Sheriff’s school resource officers recovered two loaded handguns from cars taking students and their dates to the high school prom.

The handguns were found in a student’s rental car at the La Vergne High School prom in Murfreesboro, and a car at the Stewarts Creek’s High School prom last week.

Trevor Carter, 19, a La Vergne High School student, and Deangelo Davis, 18, of Nashville, who attended Stewarts Creek High School prom with a student date were found with the handguns and Davis was found with marijuana as well.

A resource officer was checking vehicles for alcohol at the La Vergne prom venue and saw an AR-15 pistol with two loaded magazines on the floor of the car.

“I asked Trevor why he had the weapon and he told me it was for protection stating, ‘you never know when something could happen, someone could roll up on you anytime, when you’re with your mother, anywhere,’ showing intent to be armed,” the officer said.

His mother confirmed she knew the weapon was inside the vehicle.

At the Stewarts Creek High School prom, an officer saw an open bottle of whiskey and noticed a marijuana smell. He located Davis and his date and confiscated “the Glock 9mm handgun that contained one round in the chamber and eighteen additional rounds in an extended magazine that was in the handgun,” he said.

Davis told Beane the alcohol belonged to his date’s mother.

Carter, 19, was charged with possession of a weapon at a school function, and Davis, 18, was charged with carrying a weapon on school grounds and marijuana possession. Both were released on bond.