A Florida middle school student was arrested and charged as an adult after authorities alleged he made homemade firearms and hid them as part of a planned robbery. The case highlights concerns about young people obtaining or constructing weapons and the potential for planned violence to escalate.

According to the sheriff, the student allegedly stored the improvised firearms for use in the robbery plot. The report did not identify the student or provide further details in the supplied text about the intended target, date or outcome of the alleged plan.