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Charlotte man charged after alleged AR-15 possession at Johnson C. Smith
A 31-year-old man was arrested and charged after a warrant alleged he had an AR-15 on Johnson C. Smith University’s campus. The warrant does not explain where or how the rifle was found.
A 31-year-old man was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 20, after allegedly possessing a rifle on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, according to an arrest warrant.
The warrant identifies the firearm as a Radical Firearms AR-15 and names the man as X’Orion Richmond. He was charged with possession of a gun on educational property. The warrant does not say how the rifle was discovered or whether it was in a vehicle or somewhere else on campus.
Mecklenburg County records listed Richmond’s bond at $2,000. The charge is an allegation; the warrant does not establish guilt.
Johnson C. Smith, Charlotte’s only historically Black college or university, reported enrollment of about 1,300 students in the latest figures cited by the school.