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Willow Spring man arrested, charged for bringing gun onto school grounds

A 34-year-old Willow Spring man was arrested Friday morning after he brought a gun onto school grounds, authorities said.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A 34-year-old Willow Spring man was arrested Friday morning after he brought a gun onto school grounds, authorities said.

According to investigators, James Smith Whitlock, of 121 Oak Ridge Drive, carried a black semi-automatic 9mm pistol onto the grounds of the Ravenscroft School in north Raleigh.

Whitlock was charged with bringing a gun onto educational property and terrorizing the public.

He is scheduled to make his first court appearance Monday.

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