UPDATE June 8, 2020: Antonio Ashe entered a guilty plea Monday morning. The possession of a firearm on school property charge was amended to carrying a concealed weapon. His six-month sentence was all suspended. He was given two years of unsupervised probation. The marijuana charge was dropped.
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A routine contraband scan at a Hampton high school led to charges for a student Thursday.
Antonio D. Ashe, an 18-year-old student at Hampton High School is charged with possession of a firearm on school property and possession of marijuana.
Hampton Police Department, in a partnership with Hampton City Schools, was conducting a routine contraband scan of the parking lot at Hampton High School when a police canine alerted on a vehicle.
Police recovered narcotics and a firearm during the course of the investigation.
Police said there was no threat to the school and the investigation is ongoing.
Ashe is currently being held at the Hampton City Jail.