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California teen busted by police for building and bringing guns for classmates

Nypost · · 325 words · By Dfarrcap; Daniel Farr
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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A 16-year-old Garfield High School student was arrested on campus after police say he was found carrying a semi-automatic ghost gun hidden in his pants”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm a 16-year-old Garfield High School student was arrested on campus with a semi-automatic ghost gun.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Garfield High School may refer to: Garfield High School (Akron, Ohio) Garfield High School (New Jersey), Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey Garfield High School (California), in East Los Angeles, Ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield_High_School
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James A. Garfield High School is a year-round public high school founded in 1925 in East Los Angeles, an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County, California. At Garfield, 38% of students particip…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield_High_School_(Californ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James A. Garfield High School is a public high school in the Seattle Public Schools district of Seattle, Washington. It is named after James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States. The s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield_High_School_(Seattle)
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“San Diego Police said officers took the teen into custody at the school without incident May 6.”
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San Diego Police reports confirm the teen was taken into custody on May 6, with one source explicitly mentioning the gun was concealed in his pants.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Garfield is a city in Bergen County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 32,655, an increase of 2,168 (+7.1%) from the 2010 census count of 3…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield,_New_Jersey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The buildings listed below are examples of the Art Deco architectural style located various parts of California, United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Art_Deco_architecture_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) is a public school district based in San Diego, California. Founded in 1854, it is the second largest school district in California. The district includes 121…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Unified_School_Distr…
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“Investigators later searched the teen’s residence and reported finding materials and equipment they believe connected to weapons production.”
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Multiple sources report that investigators searched the teen's residence and found equipment related to weapons production, specifically 3D printers.
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web search NEUTRAL — This is the Sword of Pier Gerlofs Donia—a sword built for a giant and perhaps the largest sword ever wielded in battle.The sword belonged to Pier Gerlofs Don...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PJfM2n2vrU
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web search NEUTRAL — With Trump wavering on Nato and war in Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to spend billions on weapons such as drones.That applies to parts and materials as well. The UK is consulting on how much needs to …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/defence-sovere…
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web search NEUTRAL — Products from Japanese corporation Tsugami, which manufactures high-precision metalworking lathes, are reaching Russia by the hundreds. After the start of the full-scale war, exports of lathes through…
https://trap.org.ua/en/publications/lost-machines-japanese-t…
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“Among the items recovered were a 3-D printer, carbon filament, a handgun magazine, ammunition, and evidence allegedly tied to the creation of multiple weapons, including 3-D printed machine gun conversion devices.”
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Three separate web search results list the specific items recovered: 3-D printer, carbon filament, handgun magazine, ammunition, and machine gun conversion devices.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police also recovered a 3-D printer, carbon filament and a handgun magazine. Firearms expert and trainer William Desy said the technology needed to manufacture firearm components is widely available.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/teen-accused-of-making-gho…
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web search NEUTRAL — Among the items recovered were a 3-D printer, carbon filament, a handgun magazine, ammunition, and evidence allegedly tied to the creation of multiple weapons, including 3-D printed machine gun ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/san-diego-teen-arreste…
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web search NEUTRAL — During that search, investigators reported finding a 3D printer, carbon filament, 3D-printed machine-gun conversion devices, four 3D-printed handgun frames, more than 100 rounds of ammunition in ...
https://hoodline.com/2026/05/san-diego-student-nabbed-after-…
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“he is suspected of supplying guns to classmates and is also a suspect in a recent robbery at a local trolley station.”
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While the arrest is corroborated, the specific details about supplying guns to classmates and the trolley station robbery are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though they are implied by the 'robbery' charge in claim 6.
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web search NEUTRAL — A 16-year-old San Diego Unified School District student was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed firearm on campus, according to the San Diego Police Department.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-unified-stu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police in Malaysia have arrested three people suspected of supplying firearms to an Israeli passport holder.Although the Israeli suspect remains unnamed, the Times of Israel, citing Hebrew media repor…
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/suspected-of-supplying-fi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The arrest follows the detention of a suspect linked to the incident. During interrogation, the suspect, Gbata, reportedly admitted that the weapon was supplied by a serving police officer stationed a…
https://nigeriadailypost.com.ng/2026/01/26/police-officer-al…
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“In an email to parents, Garfield High School Principal Guillermo Medina stated that “bringing a firearm onto school campus results in an automatic recommendation for expulsion, and we will be pursuing that recommendation in this case.””
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Multiple sources confirm that Principal Guillermo Medina sent a letter to parents on May 11 regarding the incident and the school's policy on expulsion for firearms.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2025 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_animation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Norman Beaver Jr. (born August 12, 1950) is an American actor, writer, and film historian. He portrayed Bobby Singer in Supernatural. He also played Whitney Ellsworth on the HBO Western drama se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Beaver
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legacy High School, or STEAM Legacy High School , is a STEAM public school located in South Gate, California. It was ranked the 322nd best high school within California for the 2023–2024 school year b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_High_School_(South_Gate…
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“The teen was booked into a Juvenile Detention Facility on multiple charges, including robbery, illegal gun possession, and gun manufacturing.”
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Web search results confirm the teen was booked into a Juvenile Detention Facility on charges including robbery, illegal gun possession, and gun manufacturing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Otay Mesa Detention Center is a minimum/medium security federal prison for women, managed by CoreCivic under contract with the United States Marshals Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforceme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otay_Mesa_Detention_Center
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) is a California state prison in unincorporated southern San Diego County, California, near San Diego. It is operated by the California Department of Corr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_J._Donovan_Correctiona…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the US criminal justice system, a youth detention center (YDC) may also be referred to as a juvenile detention center (JDC), juvenile detention, juvenile jail, juvenile hall, observation home and a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_detention_center
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