The Kid with the AK-47 Tries to Escape

Here's a newsheadline you probably won't hear anywhere else. Yesterday, a kid walked into a school in Joplin Missouri with an AK-47. He shot the ceiling, then his gun jammed and he couldn't kill anyone. The cops came and took him to jail and he was taken to the detention center. My old friend (and old roomate actually), Jared Martin happens to work there, and this kid is one of the ones he watches over. In any case, the kid tried to escape last night, but Jared stopped him. Maybe not the biggest news, but it was cool to hear.

Local newspaper article: http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/local_story_284112157.html