BATON ROUGE - A 16-year-old student was arrested after deputies found a loaded handgun in his backpack Monday morning. 

According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the gun was found by the School Drug Task Force at Glen Oaks High around 8:15 a.m.

Deputies said no threats were reported and the student did not provide any information to why he had a gun. 

The student was charged with illegally carrying a firearm on school property in a firearm free zone.