Police: Baker High School teacher arrested after loaded handgun found in backpack
BAKER — A Baker High School teacher was arrested after a gun was found in a bag inside his classroom, Baker Police said.
According to Baker Police, 24-year-old Cameron McMorris' classroom was being searched prior to testing. During this process, an assisting teacher placed multiple items in a belonging to McMorris.
The bag was then brought to the school's guidance office. It was at this time the teacher saw a loaded handgun in one of the compartments of the bag, police said.
Law enforcement was then notified.
Surveillance footage confirmed that the bag was McMorris', police added.
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McMorris was arrested on one count of carrying a weapon in a firearm-free zone on Tuesday.