SAN ANTONIO – An 11-year-old boy who brought a gun and dozens of rounds of ammunition to Harris Middle School in May was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication , per a plea deal.
The Northeast Independent School District student was charged with unlawful carry of a weapon at a prohibited place, a third-degree felony.
The boy pleaded guilty to the charge — his first criminal offense — on Wednesday morning.
His defense attorney told the court that evidence showed the boy made no threats to anybody and understood what he did was wrong.
The boy addressed the court and apologized to Judge William “Cruz” Shaw.
The terms of the one-year deferred adjudication or probation include:
7 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew
Attend school with good behavior
Attend family and grief counseling
Random drug testing
No possession of weapons
Random searches of his room and devices
No posting illegal activity on social media
In May, the boy was found with a firearm and approximately 60 rounds of ammunition in his backpack when he was arrested at Harris Middle School.
Erica Hernandez is an Emmy award-winning journalist with 15 years of experience in the broadcast news business. Erica has covered a wide array of stories all over Central and South Texas. She's currently the court reporter and cohost of the podcast Texas Crime Stories.