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BC student charged with intoxication, weapons on campus
By CHARLES OWENS
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BLUEFIELD, Va. — A student who had five firearms inside of a vehicle parked on the Bluefield College campus has been charged with the possession of weapons on school property, police said Friday.
The Bluefield, Va., Police Department was contacted by campus security around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night regarding the incident, Police Chief Harry Cundiff said.
“It was a student at Bluefield College,” Cundiff said. “He was inside his vehicle when we arrived, and he was under the influence. He was charged with intoxicated in public. He had five weapons in his vehicle with him, which on campus property is a class six felony. He was charged with having the weapons on school property. We have taken custody of all of the weapons. The young man did have a concealed carry permit.”
Nathaniel Harrell, 22, of Fredericksburg, Va., was arrested and charged with intoxicated in public and possession of weapon on school property, Lt. Pete Beavers, of the Bluefield, Va., Police Department, said.
“One of the biggest things we want to stress is there was no threat toward anyone before or after (the incident),” Beavers said.
Beavers said Harrell was transported before a magistrate, and released on bond. Beavers said an arraignment hearing on the charges is pending in Tazewell County General District Court.
“At no time were the weapons a threat to the officers who made the arrests or the security officers,” Cundiff said.
It is a violation of Bluefield College policy, and state law, to have a firearm on campus, Chris Shoemaker, a college spokesman, said.
“The student has been suspended, and he’s no longer on campus,” Shoemaker said. “Whether it be for hunting or whatever purpose, it is against school policy to have a firearm on campus.”
Shoemaker said the college has received several calls from concerned parents regarding the incident.
“We’ve had lots of calls from parents, and of course questions from students, and we have communicated with the students and parents the details of what happened,” Shoemaker said. “And we are sharing with them the steps we are taking to be vigilant, and we certainly want to assure them that we believe this is isolated, and we don’t believe that any threat still exists for students.”
— Contact Charles Owens at [email protected]
BC student charged with intoxication, weapons on campus
By CHARLES OWENS
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BLUEFIELD, Va. — A student who had five firearms inside of a vehicle parked on the Bluefield College campus has been charged with the possession of weapons on school property, police said Friday.
The Bluefield, Va., Police Department was contacted by campus security around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night regarding the incident, Police Chief Harry Cundiff said.
“It was a student at Bluefield College,” Cundiff said. “He was inside his vehicle when we arrived, and he was under the influence. He was charged with intoxicated in public. He had five weapons in his vehicle with him, which on campus property is a class six felony. He was charged with having the weapons on school property. We have taken custody of all of the weapons. The young man did have a concealed carry permit.”
Nathaniel Harrell, 22, of Fredericksburg, Va., was arrested and charged with intoxicated in public and possession of weapon on school property, Lt. Pete Beavers, of the Bluefield, Va., Police Department, said.
“One of the biggest things we want to stress is there was no threat toward anyone before or after (the incident),” Beavers said.
Beavers said Harrell was transported before a magistrate, and released on bond. Beavers said an arraignment hearing on the charges is pending in Tazewell County General District Court.
“At no time were the weapons a threat to the officers who made the arrests or the security officers,” Cundiff said.
It is a violation of Bluefield College policy, and state law, to have a firearm on campus, Chris Shoemaker, a college spokesman, said.
“The student has been suspended, and he’s no longer on campus,” Shoemaker said. “Whether it be for hunting or whatever purpose, it is against school policy to have a firearm on campus.”
Shoemaker said the college has received several calls from concerned parents regarding the incident.
“We’ve had lots of calls from parents, and of course questions from students, and we have communicated with the students and parents the details of what happened,” Shoemaker said. “And we are sharing with them the steps we are taking to be vigilant, and we certainly want to assure them that we believe this is isolated, and we don’t believe that any threat still exists for students.”
— Contact Charles Owens at [email protected]
