GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The father of a 3rd grade student who brought a gun to school in the spring of 2023 reached a plea deal with the prosecutor.
Jaquon Tucker pleaded no contest to felon in possession of a firearm. In exchange for his plea, two other charges, including a count of child abuse, were dropped.
Tucker's son, who was 9 years old at the time, brought a gun to Stocking Elementary on May 10, 2023. That student told a classmate he intended to shoot another student, but later claimed to investigators he never meant to bring the gun to school.
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Police moved to press charges against Tucker, but the 27-year-old barricaded himself inside a home when officers tried to arrest him. It took hours for him to surrender.
Tucker faces up to 5 years in prison for the felon in possession of a firearm, but could be sentenced for more because he has prior convictions on his record.
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