Teen arrested for allegedly bringing weapons on school campus

St. Petersburg, Florida -- A teenager has been arrested on charges he brought weapons onto school property.

Michael August Volpini, 18, was arrested on felony charges on the campus of Dixie Hollins high school late Friday morning. He was taken to the county jail.

The sheriff's office said a citizen notified authorities he saw three kids wearing ski masks in the 5200 block of 66th Street and provided a description of the vehicle. It was later spotted on the school campus.

A School Resource Officer made contact with Volpini and searched the vehicle. Inside, he found two Chinese throwing stars, a three bladed circular knife, and a ski mask.

"Volpini told deputies that he and two friends had been in the vehicle earlier in the day 'playing around' with the ski mask," the sheriff's office said.

Volpini was held on $5,000 bond, jail records show. He was expected to make his first court appearance Saturday.