Police acting on a tip arrested an 18-year-old student at North Little Rock High School-West Campus after pulling him from class and finding a handgun concealed in his pants, according to a report.
The North Little Rock Police Department says Johnny Ray Felder Jr. was arrested Thursday after police received an anonymous tip that he had a gun. He was booked into the Pulaski County jail about 4:40 p.m. Thursday on charges of possession of a handgun at school and resisting arrest.
Jail records show Felder remained in the facility Friday morning with bail not yet set.
According to a police report, the officer responding to the school had an assistant principal pull Felder out of class. But when Felder saw the officer, he "grabbed his groin area and tried to walk away," the report said.
The officer grabbed Felder's waist and felt a small handgun in the teen's pants, the report said.
"He then tried to push me away and break free," the arresting officer wrote in the report. "I pulled him to the ground and forcibly handcuffed him."
It wasn't clear what grade in school Felder attends or when his initial court appearance would occur.
