Virginia boy, 12, drives 300 miles to South Carolina

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Friday, June 5, 2015
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A 12-year-old boy from Virginia is in police custody and in a lot of trouble.

A 12-year-old boy from Virginia is in police custody and in a lot of trouble.



He skipped school and took his dad's pickup truck on a 300-mile joy ride.



Another driver saw the truck driving erratically on Interstate-95 in South Carolina yesterday afternoon, and called 911.



Police pulled the boy over and found two guns in the truck.



Officers contacted his parents, who hadn't noticed their 12-year-old son was missing.



He's now being held in a juvenile facility in South Carolina.

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