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Referee arrested after gun fired during youth sports event in Union County
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. (WBTV) – A referee is facing charges after he reportedly fired a gun during a youth sporting event in Union County. Ernest Davis, 49, is charged with carrying a concealed weapon and discharging a firearm into occupied property. According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, it happened Saturday afternoon at the Carolina […]
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. (WBTV) – A referee is facing charges after he reportedly fired a gun during a youth sporting event in Union County.
Ernest Davis, 49, is charged with carrying a concealed weapon and discharging a firearm into occupied property.
According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, it happened Saturday afternoon at the Carolina Courts athletic facility in Indian Trail.
Deputies said the gun was concealed in Davis’ gym bag and was fired while he was searching for oher items.
No one was hurt. Davis is in the Union County jail and his bond has not been set.
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