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LCCC student caught with gun on campus

Edward Lewis elewis@timesleader.com

NANTICOKE - A student at Luzerne County Community College was charged with possessing a gun on campus Tuesday morning.
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Christian Zaccagni Sr., 47, leaves an arraignment after being charged with possessing a loaded firearm on the campus of Luzerne County Community College on Tuesday.



Christian Zaccagni Sr. said he forgot the firearm, which he said weighs three ounces, was in his coat. Zaccagni said the firearm was discovered during anatomy class. He claimed to be a nursing student at the college.

Zaccagni, 47, of Dana Street, Wilkes-Barre, was arraigned by District Judge Donald Whittaker on charges of firearms not to be carried without a license and possession of a firearm on school property. He was jailed at Luzerne County Prison for lack of $10,000 bail.

Police said the firearm was a .38 caliber handgun, according to arrest papers.