People v. K.J. (In re K.J.)

Following a combined motion to suppress evidence and jurisdictional hearing, the juvenile court sustained a petition alleging appellant possessed a weapon on school grounds. On appeal, K.J. contends his motion to suppress should have been granted because he was detained and searched without reasonable suspicion. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Solano County District Attorney petitioned to have appellant declared a ward of the court after appellant was found to be carrying a loaded weapon at school. 1 Appellant filed a motion under Welfare and Institutions Code section 700.1 to suppress evidence related to search and seizure, including the handgun, ammunition, and statements he made at the time of the search.

*1127 At the hearing on appellant's motion, William Cushman, the assistant principal of Fairfield High School, testified that at approximately 1:30 p.m. on December 17, 2015, he received a text message from a student, alerting him that a student with a gun was at school. Vice Principal Cushman knew the identity of the student who contacted him, but declined to reveal her identity due to the student's fear of retaliation.…