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E. Ore. teen accused of shooting bus heater

The Columbian
Published: October 11, 2011, 5:00pm

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — An 18-year-old student at an alternative high school in Pendleton has been accused of shooting a hole in the heater at the back of a shuttle bus.

Police say footage from a camera aboard the bus shows a young man taking a pistol from a backpack Friday night.

The owner of the shuttle says the bang sounded like a gunshot or a firecracker, but after a warning to the passengers, the driver continued on the route until somebody reported the heater core leaking.

The East Oregonian (http://bit.ly/rnUp4Z) reports another bus completed the run to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

The owner found the bullet casing the next day and called police.

Police arrested Stephen Michael Jim at the school Monday and confiscated a 9 mm pistol.

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Information from: East Oregonian, http://www.eastoregonian.info

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