Teens charged for weapons at Broughton

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Gun leads to arrest of Broughton student

A Broughton High School student was arrested Thursday after an unloaded handgun was found in his backpack.

Administrators were questioning the student about a verbal altercation the day before when the gun was found, according to Michael Evans, a Wake County school district spokesman.

The 15-year-old male, who wasn't identified because of his age, was charged with a felony juvenile petition, according to Jim Sughrue, spokesman for the Raleigh Police Department. He was turned over to Wake County juvenile authorities.

Council holds off on Broughton parking

The City Council delayed taking action Tuesday on a proposal to turn the front lawn of Broughton High School into a parking lot until the city investigates alternative options.

In the coming weeks, City Manager Russell Allen is expected to see whether other parking spaces can be found in the area surrounding Broughton. The council won't act on the issue until Allen reports back with other options.

During its meeting Tuesday, the council also instructed Allen to work with Wake County leaders to try and find a solution that doesn't involve paving over the high school's front lawn.

Gun found at school; father is charged

A father was charged after his kindergartner brought an unloaded gun to school Thursday.

Anthony Allen Williams, of 3113 Trassacks Drive, faces one count of storing a firearm in a manner accessible to a minor. Williams, 30, was released from the Wake County jail Thursday on a promise to appear in court July 10.

A teaching assistant at Fuller Elementary School on Calloway Drive in Southeast Raleigh found the gun in the child's backpack Thursday morning and took it to administrators, who called Raleigh police, said Michael Evans, a Wake County school spokesman. The child did not know the gun was in the bag, Evans said.

Police charge man in 16 car break-ins

Police have charged a 37-year-old Raleigh man with breaking into 16 cars.

Cory Jermaine Ellis had no fixed address and was being held in Wake County jail Sunday with bail set at $23,000.

He also was charged with four counts of trespassing for going past a gate into Cottman Transmission on New Hope Road. He took property worth $200 from one car, arrest warrants said.

Teen acquitted of murder is arrested

Police have arrested Latrell Latham on felony gun charges, just two months after a Wake County jury acquitted him of murder in the killing of a 74-year-old church deacon.

Latham, 17, who goes by the street name "Murder," stood trial in February in the killing of Richard Gus Brown.

Prosecutors contended Latham killed Brown to gain rank in a gang. Many gang members testified for the prosecution. But, in the end, the jury acquitted him.