Man charged in robbery spree near Campbell University

Two women told Harnett County deputies that they were held at gunpoint at a residence in the 100 block of Gregory Circle in Lillington at about 8 p.m. and were robbed of their cellphones. They said they believed the masked man who robbed them, who was wearing a camouflage jacket and dark pants and carrying a "long gun," might have left in a white sedan.

Less than two hours later, deputies responded to an apartment in the 100 block of Lindsey Court in Lillington, where a man said that a masked man wearing a camouflage jacket and dark pants robbed him and a woman of their cellphones. The robber had a rifle with a scope, the man told deputies.

Campbell officials issued a campus alert about the robberies, warning students to use caution when answering their apartment or dorm doors.

At about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday, a suspicious white Acura was reported leaving a McDonald's in Lillington and heading toward Buies Creek. Deputies stopped a car matching that description on Main Street in Buies Creek and found a man matching the description of the robber.

Deputies later searched a residence in Buies Creek and found a ski mask, a white glove and a weapon matching the description of the one used in the robberies, authorities said.

Trevon Deandre Rice, 19, was charged with possession of a gun on school property, first-degree burglary, second-degree kidnapping, larceny after breaking and entering, possession of stolen goods, assault by pointing a gun and communicating threats. He was being held without bond in the Harnett County jail.