A teenager is poised to avoid a felony conviction after his arrest earlier this year after taking a loaded gun to Leesburg High School.
Jamonte J’Quan Chambliss, 18, of Ocala, was allowed to enter into a pre-trial intervention contract last month in Lake County Court. It will require him to take a gun safety class. If he completes the terms of the deal, the gun charged will be dropped.
Chambliss was detained at about 8:45 a.m. Feb. 11 at the high school on Yellow Jacket Way after a school resource officer received a tip that Chambliss was in possession of a weapon.
A search of Chambliss’ Nike bag led to the discovery of a stainless steel and teal CPX-2 9mm semi-automatic handgun, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. The firearm had a magazine inserted. The magazine held 11 rounds and there was one round already in the chamber of the gun. He was charged with bringing a firearm to the school and carrying a concealed firearm.
