18-year-old caught with gun at school

RIVIERA BEACH -- An 18-year-old student was caught with a .25 caliber Beretta handgun in class, police say.

Brandon Franklin "B.G." Graham of Riviera Beach, is charged with carrying a weapon on school property and carrying a concealed weapon.

This morning, Circuit Judge Krista Marx ordered Graham held in the Palm Beach County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail and ordered that, if released, he be held on house arrest.

According to a Riviera Beach Police report, the incident occurred around 2 p.m. Monday at the Drop Back In Academy, part of a national firm called Alternatives Unlimited which helps students who've left high school get their diplomas.

The academy operates at the former St. Francis of Assisi Parish Catholic Church school, 100 W. 20th St.

The report said someone left an anonymous note on a teacher's desk, saying a student had a gun.

The teacher directed police to Graham, who was eating lunch.

Officers spotted a bulge in his front right pocket, and after he consented to a search, the officer reached in and pulled the small black handgun.

Eight rounds were in the gun, the report said.

It said Graham refused to talk to police.

Jail records show Graham was arrested Aug. 28 for battery on a school employee.