Police have arrested a 23-year-old ex-convict suspected of supplying weapons to a 16-year-old San Jose student who allegedly brought a loaded firearm onto the campus of a local high school.
Both Eric D z-Ram ez and the teenager were arrested on March 15, San Jose police said Monday.
During simultaneous searches at the suspects' homes, police seized four weapons, three of them semi-automatic pistols, ammunition and about 44 grams of cocaine, authorities said.
The teen allegedly carried a loaded, concealed gun to Independence High School in East San Jose during school hours, police said.
Detectives obtained arrest warrants for both suspects as well as search warrants for their residences, and they face various firearms-related charges.
D z-Ram ez is a convicted felon and is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.
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