In Re Wright

Mark P. Painter, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} The juvenile court adjudicated defendant-appellant, Ryan A. Wright, delinquent for carrying a concealed weapon (“CCW”) with ammunition ready at hand. CCW is a first-degree misdemeanor, but if the suspect also has ammunition ready at hand, the CCW offense is escalated to a fourth-degree felony. Wright charges that the juvenile court erred in finding that the ammunition was “ready at hand” when he was carrying the weapon but a colleague was carrying the ammunition. 1 Because the ammunition was readily accessible and in proximity (within arm’s length) to…