Josh Jarboe - football hopeful on ice as a result of gun issue

Classes already had ended for the day when the two teenagers pulled into the student parking lot at Cedar Grove High School, got out and went around to the yellow Geo Storm's hatch.

One teen —- the school's star wide receiver and one of the nation's top college football recruits —- opened the rear door and pulled back the spare tire. That's when police say Josh Jarboe took out a black-and-silver handgun and tucked it into the waistband of his pants.

Josh Jarboe, 18, and 17-year-old James Davis were arrested Thursday evening by a school police officer and booked into DeKalb County Jail.

Both were charged with two felony counts of having a weapon on school property and receiving stolen property. The gun was stolen.

Jarboe and Davis are seniors at Cedar Grove. During the weekend, both posted $4,000 bail and got out of jail, but DeKalb school officials said Monday that neither teen would be allowed back in school until a hearing on the incident is held.

Jarboe was ranked by the recruiting Web site Rivals.com as the nation's 10th-best wide receiver in the Class of 2008. Last month, he signed with the University of Oklahoma, choosing the Sooners over Florida, Georgia and LSU.

Officials at the University of Oklahoma said last week they were aware of Jarboe's arrest but declined to comment further.

A police report released Monday said Jarboe and Davis were in Davis' car Thursday when Cedar Grove assistant principal Karl Moton saw them pull into the school parking lot, get out and go to the hatch.

Moton saw Jarboe pull out the gun. Moton called over a school police officer who was sitting in his patrol car nearby. The officer's approach apparently panicked Jarboe. Moton saw him try to hide the gun under the driver's seat, the report said.

When the officer examined the gun, he saw that it was loaded. The officer removed four bullets, the report said, and checked its serial number. It was stolen.

Federal law requires school systems to expel students for at least a year for possession of a firearm. School hearings for Jarboe and Davis have not been scheduled.