Overview
- Cameron Kopfer, 18, is charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon and remains in the Cass County Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond.
- Police and a school resource officer intercepted him around 4 p.m. Tuesday outside Scott Educational Center before he entered the building.
- The principal searched his backpack and found a loaded handgun with a magazine containing nine rounds, according to court documents.
- A student had reported the day before that Kopfer showed him a handgun in class and said he frequently brought it to school.
- Court records note no threats to harm people at the school, while officials and community members praised the tip and urged the public to report suspicious behavior.