Gun at Kenosha Indian Trail High School, teen sentenced
Indian Trail High School and Academy, Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. - The Kenosha student who brought a gun to Indian Trail High School and Academy in December has been sentenced to a year in juvenile detention.
What they're saying:
Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Chad Kerkman ordered the teen into detention with a term expiring on April 17, 2026. The teen pleaded guilty earlier this month to terrorist threats and having a gun on school property, and two misdemeanors were dismissed.
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The teen must participate in school while in the facility and cannot legally possess a firearm for the rest of their life. If the teen comes into possession of a firearm, the teen will be considered a felon and placed in secure detention.
Additionally, the teen must enroll in an anger management course, remain under intense supervision, participate in gang and substance abuse prevention classes and serve 20 hours of community service. If the teen violates any of the orders, the teen's driver's license could be revoked for up to three years.
Kenosha Police Department
The backstory:
The gun was brought to school on Dec. 2. Police said a school resource officer received information that morning about a Snapchat post that showed the student with a gun. It prompted an investigation between the resource officer and school officials.
The student, who was 16 years old at the time, was located and escorted to an office and searched – but no gun was initially found. Officers twice missed the weapon before they found it. According to the Kenosha Police Department, the gun was concealed in a "sensitive area" in a manner that "made it very difficult" for the officers to initially find it.
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At the time charges were filed, a Kenosha Unified School District spokesperson said the student did not use the gun to threaten any students or staff.
Editor's note: A previous version of this report featured an image related to a different Kenosha school incident. It was updated to replace that image with an image of Indian Trail High School, where the incident took place. It was further updated to clarify details and conditions of sentencing.
The Source: Information in this report is from the Kenosha County District Attorney's Office and Wisconsin Circuit Court.