Update: Boy accused of bringing gun to Hall County school facing criminal charges

Criminal charges have now been filed against an 11-year-old who allegedly took a gun to East Hall Middle School Friday.

Hall County Sheriff's Office spokesman Derreck Booth said Friday evening, the boy faces two counts of possession of a weapon on school property.

The first charge is for the firearm and the second for a folded knife Booth said the boy had in his possession.

Booth said there is no evidence the boy actually made any threats against the school.

He is being held in the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center till a Tuesday hearing.