I-TEAM: Police say Baker teacher brought fully loaded gun to class

BAKER, La. (WAFB) - A male teacher at Baker High School was arrested and charged with a felony today for bringing a handgun into the school.

The teacher, Cameron McMorris, 24, is facing charges of possession of a firearm on a school campus.

The gun was discovered Tuesday when another teacher saw it and reported it to the office, sources said.

Sources told the WAFB I-TEAM, the weapon was a nine-millimeter handgun which they said weighs about six pounds fully loaded. Sources said there was no way McMorris didn’t know there was a weapon in his bag.

McMorris is in the process of being booked.

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