Switz City man found on school property with firearm

Friday, October 23, 2020

Staff Report

Phillip Lash, 32

Photo courtesy of Greene County Sheriff's Department

A 32-year-old man was taken into custody Friday morning after being found in his car with a handgun at White River Valley High School.

Shortly after 8 a.m. Friday, Greene County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to White River Valley High School with a report of a suspicious person on the property.

Phillip Lash, 32, of Switz City was found in a car on school property by School Resource Officer Ronald Sparks. Sparks believed Lash to be acting suspiciously.

Deputies searched Lash upon arrival at the school and found him in possession of a firearm.

Marijuana was also found in Lash's pocket during a search while being booked into Greene County Jail.

Lash was taken into custody and charged with possession of a handgun without a license, possession of a firearm on school property and possession of marijuana.

Authorities do not currently know why Lash was at the school, but he does live in the area. Authorities reported that no students were involved in the incident.

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This just a miss understanding he lives across street from school been having problems with his truck over heating pulled in lot to turn around and decided to just let cool down a little he works 2nd shift and was tired was playing on his phone and fell asleep and just out right forgot he had his pistol on him at the time

-- Posted by Brandon Lash on Mon, Oct 26, 2020, at 3:15 AM
Hummm..lives across the street but chooses school lot to fix vehicle..odd!..just sayin.

-- Posted by john1 on Mon, Oct 26, 2020, at 8:29 PM
Well John 1 never said he pulled in lot to work on truck he was just turning around it was over heating and was letting it cool off a little so he could get back home the thermostat was stuck he never even exited the vehicle he had no bad intentions what so ever to anyone let alone children at a school

-- Posted by Brandon Lash on Thu, Oct 29, 2020, at 3:14 AM

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