Wise Student Charged In Campus Intruder Hoax
Posted: January 28, 2013
ABINDGON — The University of Virginia at Wise student who police say contacted authorities last week and lied about seeing an armed man on campus has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint.
Bryant Alexander Hairston, 20, of Martinsville, Va., was charged today with one count of knowingly making false, fictitious and fraudulent statements and representations.
According to the criminal complaint, filed in U.S. District Court today, a 911 call was placed on Wednesday in which Hairston reported seeing a man on campus with a gun and wearing a face mask.
He went on to describe the outfit the “man” was wearing, his location on the campus and that he was holding a pistol. As a result of Hariston’s statement, the U.Va.-Wise campus was placed on lock-down. The complaint also states that Hairston later admitted to lying about the information given to 911.
— Staff Reports
Bryant Alexander Hairston, 20, of Martinsville, Va., was charged today with one count of knowingly making false, fictitious and fraudulent statements and representations.
According to the criminal complaint, filed in U.S. District Court today, a 911 call was placed on Wednesday in which Hairston reported seeing a man on campus with a gun and wearing a face mask.
He went on to describe the outfit the “man” was wearing, his location on the campus and that he was holding a pistol. As a result of Hariston’s statement, the U.Va.-Wise campus was placed on lock-down. The complaint also states that Hairston later admitted to lying about the information given to 911.
— Staff Reports
