Joseph Michael Bermea Jr., 18, was arrested Feb. 22 after allegedly having a firearm on school grounds .
The 18-year-old Lee High School student who was arrested Thursday after allegedly having a firearm on school grounds was being held Friday on two felony charges, according to court documents.
Joseph Michael Bermea Jr., was being held on a third-degree felony charge of places weapons prohibited and a state felony charge of theft of a firearm. Bond has not been set.
LHS administration received a Crime Stoppers tip that a student was in possession of a firearm on campus. An MISD police officer located the student, identified as Bermea, in a classroom and detained him, according to the affidavit.
The officer had Bermea in custody in less than one minute, according to a previous Reporter-Telegram article.
The officer asked Bermea if he had anything on his person that he shouldn’t have. Bermea replied “yes,” according to his affidavit.
A .380 caliber firearm was found in Bermea’s pocket, according to the arrest affidavit.
Further investigation revealed the firearm was stolen out of Midland County, according to the affidavit.
If convicted of the third-degree felony charges, Bermea could face up to 10 years imprisonment.
Bermea is the second MISD student to be arrested this month after having a firearm on campus. Ostyn Jacob Williams, 17, was arrested Feb. 13 at Midland High after a Crime Stoppers tip was received. Williams’ bonds were set at $10,000 for a third-degree felony weapons charge and a $10,000 for a third-degree felony of tampering with physical evidence. He bonded out Feb. 15, according to a previous Reporter-Telegram article.