Police find 8-inch knife in Cobb high school, Lonnie Treaudo Benn arrested
Police arrested a student who they said brought a knife with an 8-inch blade to a Cobb County high school.
Lonnie Treaudo Benn, 17, was arrested on Thursday at South Cobb High School in Austell.
A school official told police he smelled smoke coming from a boy’s restroom and went to investigate. The school official searched Benn and found the knife inside his book bag, according to the warrant.
Benn was charged with carrying weapons within a school safety zone, a felony, and released on $5,000 bond.
Lonnie Treaudo Benn
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