Fort Worth middle school student arrested for bringing gun on campus

A Fort Worth middle school student were arrested after police said he brought a gun to school. His mom is also accused of making terroristic threats.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Police in Fort Worth arrested a middle school student and his mother after they said the boy brought a gun to school.

The student allegedly brought the weapon to the William Monning Middle School campus on Tuesday. A school resource officer confiscated the gun.

Police said when the school contacted the boy’s mother, she threatened the school.

As officers took the boy to a juvenile detention center, police said his mother showed up at the school.

They arrested her and charged her with making a terroristic threat.

Lisa Ball was then booked into the Fort Worth jail.

Fort Worth ISD said there will be extra patrols on campus Wednesday as a precaution.