Aidan Rice enters a Door County courtroom March 18, 2024, on a charge he brought a gun to Gibraltar High School. PC: Fox 11 Online
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A Gibraltar High School student who said he was afraid of another student was charged Monday with bringing a firearm to school property.
Aidan Rice, 17, faces the one felony count for the incident Friday.
According to the criminal complaint, a teacher notified the school resource officer Rice may have a weapon. Rice initially denied it, but after a search, the .38 Ruger LCR revolver was discovered. It was loaded with five shells. Police also found six other bullets.
“Rice said he was scared of (a former student) and he felt he needed protection. SRO Bemmann noted that (the former student) has not been at Gibraltar since at least November 2023,” the complaint states. “Rice admitted to bringing the gun to school, and that he knew it was illegal. Rice said that about a week prior, he was at Walmart with his mother, and while he was in the bathroom, (the former student) was pounding on the stall door. Rice said that he brought the gun to school in case he had to defend himself against (the former student).
“One classmate said that during class on Thursday, March 14, 2024, Rice said something about someone chasing him in a park and then tapped on his jacket. The student said that when Rice did that, he heard what he thought might be coins in Rice’s pocket. The student explained that the more he thought about it, he thought Rice may have had a gun in his pocket because of the solid noise it made,” the complaint states.
Rice made an initial appearance Monday in Door County court, where he was released on a $5,000 signature bond. Conditions include no contact with the school, no possession of firearms, and GPS monitoring of his location. He returns to court May 13 for a balance of initial appearance.
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