A juvenile male was in custody Tuesday night after a Ponderosa High School student allegedly brought an explosive device to school in their backpack, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s

The Peoria school was placed on lockdown and the 15-year-old was taken into custody and later arrested, according to police.

Two students at Capitol Middle School were arrested after a firearm was found in a student's backpack on campus, with both students being booked into the East Baton Rouge juvenile detention center on charges of illegal carrying of a firearm on school property.

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office says two sixth graders were booked into the juvenile detention center after a gun was found in a backpack.