Wesley College student found with gun in class

Dover Police arrested a 19-year-old student who had a gun in his backpack while in class Tuesday.

 

Wesley College security called in Dover Police after learning 19-year-old Vaughn Reese was carrying a gun in his backpack while he was in a classroom in Budd Hall on Wesley’s campus.

He was arrested without incident, and police found the .25 caliber handgun concealed in the backpack.  

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He’s being held on charges including carrying a concealed deadly weapon and possession of a weapon in a safe school zone.

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