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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two teenagers were arrested over separate weapon incidents at Augusta schools, according to authorities.

Kayla Amani Miller, 17, was arrested Monday at Westside High School for having a knife and stun gun on school grounds, according to authorities.

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An arrest warrant states that Miller had a box cutter with a 2.5-inch blade while within the school safety zone.

Another warrant states that she had an electric stun gun.

The weapons were found in her purse around 10:30 a.m. during an istrative search by the school’s principal, according to the arrest warrants.

Records show Miller was arrested and booked into Richmond County jail on three counts of having a weapon on school grounds, a felony offense.

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Another 17-year-old was arrested on a misdemeanor offense of disrupting school after he pointed a lighter that looked like a handgun in the face of another student, according to an arrest warrant. It happened around 1:48 p.m. Monday at Laney High School, according to authorities.

In other recent incidents at Richmond County schools:

A student on Oct. 26 brought a small pocketknife to Terrace Manor Elementary School, according to a letter sent to parents.
A potential threat was found written on a restroom wall on Oct. 24 at the Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School. Additional resources officers were brought to campus.
A student brought a meat thermometer to Gracewood Elementary on Oct. 26, and it was reported to s and secured. Many meat thermometers have sharp points.