The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, September 26, 1994             TAG: 9409260095
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS 
DATELINE: NEWPORT NEWS                       LENGTH: Short :   45 lines

2 TEENS WITH PISTOL AT BALLGAME ARRESTED THE LOADED GUN WAS DROPPED DURING A FIGHT.

Two teenagers were charged after one of them dropped a loaded semiautomatic pistol during a fight at a high school football game.

Police breaking up the fight at the game Saturday between Tabb and Ferguson high schools saw the gun and arrested the two 16-year-old Ferguson students. They were charged with possession of a weapon on school property, said Newport News police spokesman Bill Roth. Police would not release the boys' names because of their age.

Most spectators were unaware of the incident, which occurred during the second half of the game in an area behind the stands and out of sight of the crowd.

Both boys also were charged with possession of a weapon by a minor, Roth said. The boy who had been carrying the gun was also charged with possession of a concealed weapon.

Roth said the two boys earlier had been in a ``verbal confrontation'' with some others in the stadium and left to retrieve the gun from a car.

The 9mm Glock was fully loaded with a clip containing 15 rounds, Roth said.

The two boys were taken to the Newport News Juvenile Detention Home but were expected to be released to the custody of parents, Roth said.

Rosalynne Whitaker-Heck, a school spokeswoman, said the two boys charged in the incident would likely face a recommendation of permanent expulsion from school and, in any case, would be immediately suspended until a disciplinary hearing could be conducted. ILLUSTRATION: ASSOCIATED PRESS photo

Sgt. Paul Haymes checks the 9 mm pistol that was seized at the

Saturday football game. Two 16-year-old Ferguson High School

students were arrested and charged.

KEYWORDS: HANDGUN HIGH SCHOOL JUVENILE by CNB