Toy gun spurs arrest at Lakeland High School

Two boys were arrested at Lakeland High School in Rathdrum today after carrying a realistic-looking toy gun into the school. One of the boys was carrying the gun in his sweatshirt pocket with only the handle sticking out, according to the Rathdrum Police Department, which responded to the 1:25 p.m. incident. After being detained by the vice principal and searched for additional weapons, the other boy was found to have marijuana and drug paraphernalia in his pocket. The boys, age 13 and 12, were from Post Falls. They were allegedly at the school to deliver the marijuana and paraphernalia to one of the boy’s 15-year-old sister, who is a Lakeland student, according to police reports. The sister confirmed their story, police said. Before entering the school, one of the boys had pointed the gun at a customer of a nearby restaurant, who thought it was real and felt threatened, police said. The boys were booked into the Kootenai County Juvenile Detention Center on the charges of disturbing the peace, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and assault. The sister is also being charged with conspiracy to possess marijuana, but she was not detained.