Two 10-year-olds were arrested on firearm charges after their elementary school administrators contact police with suspicions of a gun sale.
Hendry County Deputies responded to a tip about a firearm exchange between two students at Country Oaks Elementary School last week. At the school, they discovered ammunition in a backpack that belonged to a 10-year-old student, Carlos Santos Madrid. Following an investigation, information began to unfold about another 10-year-old student,
Jaiden Diego Escobedo, who sold a handgun to Madrid in February.
Madrid agreed to trade $300 for the gun, which belonged to Escobedo’s father who had passed away.
The firearm, along with 74 grams of marijuana, was found underneath a shed in Madrid’s backyard.
Both students were charged with Selling a Firearm to a Minor, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Minor, and Possession of a Firearm on School Property.
Escobedo faces additional charges of Grand Theft of a Firearm while Madrid faces additional drug charges.
Escobedo’s mother, who is a Deputy with the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office, was placed on Administrative Leave pending an Administrative Inquiry.
