Top Story FRANKLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Student sentenced after bringing gun to Franklin County High School in April JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times Oct 15, 2025 Oct 15, 2025 0 Franklin County High School is shown in Rocky Mount. the roanoke times, file 2022 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times A Franklin County High School student will serve five years in prison after bringing a loaded handgun onto school grounds in April.kAmp?E9@?J ~C:@? s2=E@?[ `f[ H2D EC:65 2D 2? 25F=E 2?5 D6?E6?465 =2DE %F6D52J E@ 2 E@E2= @7 ?:?6 J62CD H:E9 7@FC J62CD DFDA6?565] w6 :D 4FCC6?E=J 9@FD65 2E E96 #@2?@<6 '2==6J yFG6?:=6 s6E6?E:@? r6?E6C[ H96C6 96 H:== C6>2:? F?E:= 286 `g] w6 H:== E96? 36 EC2?D76CC65 E@ 2? 25F=E 56E6?E:@? 724:=:EJ E@ D6CG6 E96 C6>2:?56C @7 9:D D6?E6?46]k^AmkAm~? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C@2?@<6]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^4C:>6\4@FCED^2CE:4=60`a46ff2a\3534\cg3a\g66g\6__`cbc2d4bh]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmpAC:= `k^2m[ DEF56?ED 2E E96 9:89 D49@@= H6C6 E@=5 E@ D96=E6C :? A=246 7@C 2AAC@I:>2E6=J b_ >:?FE6D H96? A@=:46 =62C?65 @7 E96 92?58F? @? 42>AFD]k^Am People are also reading… Furniture and a car highlight Joyous Junque yard sale this week in Moneta Inmate 'died in agony' at Western Virginia Regional Jail, lawsuit claims Franklin County High School senior eager to teach farming to next generation Diamond Avenue residents ask for solutions to a longtime problem Carter Bank drawn into Greenbrier ownership fight Virginia Tech board reverses Living-Learning Program cut, proposes alternative Flour returns to the shelves of Big Spring Mill 4 years after closure Governor signs bills on affordable housing, manufactured homes in Rocky Mount In 40th year, water quality program still crucial as ever at Smith Mountain Lake Ben & Jerry's reveals fate of Stephen Colbert ice cream Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center in predawn operation Va. Supreme Court appoints panel to decide if gun ban lawsuits should consolidate Martinsville mayor, ex-city manager sue councilman, law firm Exclusive leaked documents expose growing white supremacist group ‘Winning at all costs:’ Trump wraps himself in UFC’s bareknuckle image kAmp D49@@= C6D@FC46 D96C:77’D 56AFEJ 2E E96 9:89 D49@@= ?@E:7:65 E96 uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46 @7 E96 A@E6?E:2= E9C62E 27E6C 2 DEF56?E D92C65 2 $?2A492E A9@E@] %96 A9@E@ 2AA62C65 E@ 5:DA=2J 2 7:C62C> H9:=6 @? D49@@= AC@A6CEJ]k^AmkAm%96 D96C:77’D @77:46 C6=62D65 2 DE2E6>6?E 7@==@H:?8 E96 D6?E6?4:?8]k^AmkAm“%9:D 42D6 D6CG6D 2D 2 A@H6C7F= C6>:?56C @7 E96 D6C:@FD?6DD @7 3C:?8:?8 2 7:C62C> @?E@ D49@@= AC@A6CEJ 2?5 E96 =:76\2=E6C:?8 4@?D6BF6?46D E92E 42? C6DF=E 7C@> DF49 24E:@?D[” E96 DE2E6>6?E C625] “%96 DH:7E C6A@CE:?8[ 7@==@H65 3J E96 :>>65:2E6 C6DA@?D6 @7 D49@@= DE277 2?5 D49@@= C6D@FC46 56AFE:6D[ AC6G6?E65 H92E 4@F=5 92G6 366? 2 EC28:4 6G6?E]”k^Am kAmuC2?<=:? r@F?EJ $96C:77 q:== ~G6CE@? 25565 E@ E96 DE2E6>6?E]k^AmkAm“%9:D D6?E6?4:?8 C67=64ED E96 D6G6C:EJ @7 E96 @776?D6 2?5 C6:?7@C46D E92E H62A@?D 92G6 ?@ A=246 :? @FC D49@@=D[” ~G6CE@? D2:5] “~FC D49@@= C6D@FC46 56AFE:6D A=2J 2 4C:E:42= C@=6 :? >2:?E2:?:?8 E96 D276EJ @7 @FC 42>AFD6D[ 2?5 E96:C BF:4< C6DA@?D6—2=@?8 H:E9 E92E @7 @FC D49@@= A2CE?6CD—>256 2== E96 5:776C6?46 E92E 52J]”k^AmkAm%96 uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46 FC865 A2C6?ED E@ 92G6 @?8@:?8 4@?G6CD2E:@?D H:E9 E96:C 49:=5C6? 23@FE E96 52?86CD @7 H62A@?D 2?5 E96 D6C:@FD 4@?D6BF6?46D @7 A@@C 564:D:@?D]k^Am kAmx7 J@F “D66 D@>6E9:?8[ D2J D@>6E9:?8[” E96 D96C:77’D @77:46 6>A92D:K65 :? E96 C6=62D6] (96? :?5:G:5F2=D DA62< FA 23@FE A@E6?E:2= E9C62ED[ :E 2==@HD =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 2?5 D49@@= @77:4:2=D E@ 24E BF:4<=J E@ 6?DFC6 6G6CJ@?6’D D276EJ] %96 C6=62D6 A@:?E65 E@ E96 24E:@?D @7 E96 :?5:G:5F2= H9@ C6A@CE65 E96 7:C62C> :? 9@H E96J “6I6>A=:7J E96 5:776C6?46 @?6 G@:46 42? >2<6]”k^Am Jason Dunovant (540) 981-3324 jason.dunovant@roanoke.com 0 comments Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Former Henrico nurse who abused babies sentenced to 3 years In January, Erin Strotman pleaded no contest to nine counts of child abuse in Henrico County Circuit Court as part of an agreement with prosecutors. Watch Now: Related Video A1 Minute! June 11, 2026: India’s Great Mughals at VMFA; RVA100 on Carytown; New episode of Richmond 804 | A1 Minute City's Office of Community Wealth Building supporting young adults | Richmond 804 City's Office of Community Wealth Building supporting young adults | Richmond 804 Shannon Taylor speaks about Erin Strotman's sentencing Shannon Taylor speaks about Erin Strotman's sentencing A1 Minute! June 5, 2026: Week in Virginia A1 Minute! June 5, 2026: Week in Virginia
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