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SPANAWAY -- A Bethel School District school bus driver, who six years ago was hailed as a hero for saving 22 kids from a burning bus, was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly having a loaded handgun and marijuana on her bus.
School District spokesman Mark Wenzel said school officials received an anonymous tip that Cheryl Mooring had a gun on her bus. Two officials from the school's transportation department went to the site where the bus driver was about to pick up a group of kids and called police after interviewing the driver.
Deputies searched the bus and found a loaded handgun.
The bus was taken back to the bus barn by another driver, and a subsequent search of the bus also turned up a case with marijuana and a pipe, Detective Ed Troyer said.
Mooring was booked into the Pierce County Jail for investigation of unlawful possession of a firearm, three counts of possession of weapon on school property, and marijuana possession.
Troyer said Mooring was also intoxicated when deputies arrived, but she was not operating a vehicle at the time, so there were no alcohol-related crimes.
Wenzel said the driver has been with the school district for at least five years.
In 2001, Mooring was honored by state lawmakers for saving 22 kids from her bus after a fiery collision with an SUV near Graham.
Mooring was trapped in the driver's seat of her bus as smoke filled the interior, but she managed to pry herself free and search the bus to make sure all the students were able to get out.
"It is ironic that this happened and that she was lauded for her valor just a few years ago," Wenzel said. "It's been difficult, but we're just relieved, frankly, that no kids were hurt in this."
Investigators said Mooring does not have a permit to carry a concealed weapon, and she allegedly told detectives that the gun had been planted on the bus.
She has been placed on unpaid leave while prosecutors determine whether to file charges.
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Hmm, the one part of this article I take offense to is the part where they are speaking like the gun was just going to jump up on it's own and start shooting all the "poor childrens!" It sounds like this woman is a good person, so I wonder why she felt compelled to carry the handgun, even though she didn't have a CPL? And what is the deal with the marijuana? Is it for medicinal purposes?
http://www.komotv.com/news/11080901.html
SPANAWAY -- A Bethel School District school bus driver, who six years ago was hailed as a hero for saving 22 kids from a burning bus, was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly having a loaded handgun and marijuana on her bus.
School District spokesman Mark Wenzel said school officials received an anonymous tip that Cheryl Mooring had a gun on her bus. Two officials from the school's transportation department went to the site where the bus driver was about to pick up a group of kids and called police after interviewing the driver.
Deputies searched the bus and found a loaded handgun.
The bus was taken back to the bus barn by another driver, and a subsequent search of the bus also turned up a case with marijuana and a pipe, Detective Ed Troyer said.
Mooring was booked into the Pierce County Jail for investigation of unlawful possession of a firearm, three counts of possession of weapon on school property, and marijuana possession.
Troyer said Mooring was also intoxicated when deputies arrived, but she was not operating a vehicle at the time, so there were no alcohol-related crimes.
Wenzel said the driver has been with the school district for at least five years.
In 2001, Mooring was honored by state lawmakers for saving 22 kids from her bus after a fiery collision with an SUV near Graham.
Mooring was trapped in the driver's seat of her bus as smoke filled the interior, but she managed to pry herself free and search the bus to make sure all the students were able to get out.
"It is ironic that this happened and that she was lauded for her valor just a few years ago," Wenzel said. "It's been difficult, but we're just relieved, frankly, that no kids were hurt in this."
Investigators said Mooring does not have a permit to carry a concealed weapon, and she allegedly told detectives that the gun had been planted on the bus.
She has been placed on unpaid leave while prosecutors determine whether to file charges.
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Hmm, the one part of this article I take offense to is the part where they are speaking like the gun was just going to jump up on it's own and start shooting all the "poor childrens!" It sounds like this woman is a good person, so I wonder why she felt compelled to carry the handgun, even though she didn't have a CPL? And what is the deal with the marijuana? Is it for medicinal purposes?