Sheriff: Maryville Man Arrested Outside Cumberland Co. High School Had Backpack of Weapons

Robert Alva Sardella, 33 (Courtesy: CCSO)

Sheriff: Maryville Man Arrested Outside Cumberland Co. High School Had Backpack of Weapons

Crossville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville man is arrested in Cumberland County and charged with “multiple offenses,” including carrying weapons on school property.

Officials with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office say 33-year-old Robert Alva Sardella was detained Wednesday by a Student Resource Officer on 4th Street after being on the campus of Cumberland County High School. CCSO says the man was looking for the driving school.

Authorities say Sardella was found with a backpack containing a loaded handgun, stun device, expandable baton, a chemical weapon and ammunition.

He is being held on a $55,000 bond pending a court date.

Cumberland County Schools officials assured parents that there “[was] no current threat to students.”

Robert Alva Sardella, 33 (Courtesy: CCSO)

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