Manning teen charged with possession of a gun on school grounds after Friday's game

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A 17-year-old Manning man was charged Friday night after leaving Manning High School with possession of a firearm on school grounds, unlawful carry of a handgun, possession of marijuana and public disorderly conduct. Manning Police Department Cpl. W.B. Secrist II stopped Marvin Tobias Frazier II in the parking lot of a store on Paxville Highway, shortly after suspect left the high school parking lot. Secrist reportedly spotted Frazier "drive between McDonalds and Sonic, stick his head out the window and yell profanity at other students and officers," according to reports. During the stop Secrist asked Frazier to exit the vehicle, and reported smelling alcohol coming from Frazier's breath. Both Secrist and Chief Blair Shaffer reported smelling a "strong odor" of marijuana coming from Frazier's vehicle, and asked all occupants to step out of the car. Police searched the vehicle, finding a loaded .22-caliber revolver in the driver's floor board. Five individual bags of suspected marijuana were "found in the middle part of the back seat of the vehicle," reports state. Police searched Frazier and allegedly located a quantity of suspected marijuana in his right watch pocket. Frazier was then handcuffed and placed in Secrist's vehicle. A 16-year-old juvenile riding in the back of Frazier's vehicle admitted to police that the suspected marijuana in the back seat belonged to him. He was transported to the Manning Police Department, where a juvenile petition was completed. He was then released to his father's custody. Frazier was transported to the Clarendon County Detention Center, where he was charged with possession of a firearm on school grounds, unlawful carry of a handgun, possession of marijuana and disorderly conduct. According to reports, Frazier told police he allegedly found the handgun at Manning High School before Friday's football game, and he decided to keep it. Asked why he didn't turn the gun in, he allegedly said he didn't know why, he just kept it. Shaffer said Monday that there were no incidents at Friday's game. "We had no reports from anyone that the suspect had the gun out at school, but he did admit to having it in his car and having had it on school grounds," Shaffer said. According to South Carolina law, the penalty for possession of a firearm on school grounds is up to five years in prison or a $1,000 fine. Suspects 17 and older who are charged with such an offense, even though younger than 18, are charged as adults.