
BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) — A man was arrested today for allegedly bringing a BB gun to a Southeast Middle School football game. He’s accused of pointing the weapon at students.
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office reports that the incident occurred at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at the school located on S. Harrell’s Ferry Road. The suspect, Jeremy Jackson, 24, was at the football game because his girlfriend’s son is a student there.
Officials say Jackson became involved in a verbal disagreement with several juveniles. It was at this point that he allegedly pulled out the BB gun. Witnesses say he then gave the gun to his girlfriend’s son, who then started waving it in the air.