Texas teen with a rifle, 100 rounds of ammo and a mask is arrested while sitting in his car near a school sporting event as relieved officers say ‘whatever we prevented was going to be bad’
Diego Horta, 17, was arrested on Tuesday night on drug and weapons charges
He was found near Rowlett High School and the city’s community center as two school sporting evets were finishing
He allegedly also had more than four grams of a penalty group two drug police believe to be hallucinogens, an illegal club and a mask
An image of apparent child pornography was found on his phone, police say
The Texas teen is home-schooled and not a student at Rowlett High
GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ
DAILYMAIL.COM
2 March 2018
A teenager with a semi-automatic rifle and 100 rounds of ammunition was found sitting in his car outside of a high school sporting event near Dallas, police say.
Diego Horta, 17, was arrested on Tuesday night on drug and weapons charges and is being held on $1 million bond.
According to the Rowlett Police Department, an officer approached the teen while patrolling near Rowlett High School and the city’s community center after 9 pm, as two sporting events were wrapping up.
‘We’re glad that our officer encountered him early,’ said officer Cruz Hernandez, a spokesman for the department in Rowlett, about 20 miles northeast of Dallas.
‘He had the weapon, ammunition and a mask … Whatever we prevented, the outcome was going to be bad.’
Hernandez said the officer approached the car because it seemed suspicious and saw the semi-automatic rifle on the seat.
The officer took the teen into custody and initiated a search of his car.
Police found more than four grams of a penalty group two drug they believed to be hallucinogens.
They also found an illegal club and about 100 rounds of ammunition.
Hernandez said officers obtained a warrant and later searched Horta’s cellphone, where they found an image containing apparent child pornography.
He declined to elaborate on the content, but said it did not appear to be from consensual sexting.
Hernandez said the investigation was ongoing but a charge related to the image was pending.
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