Cary man arrested near Panther Creek High School during lockdown
NEWS. THIS IS WRAL.
>> RIGHT NOW AT 5.30, A SCARE
AT A WAKE COUNTY SCHOOL TODAY.
SKY 5 FLYING OVER KERRY'S
PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL FOR
AS THE SEARCH FOR FORMER
STUDENT ACCUSED OF VIOLATING
A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTION
ORDER SENT THE SCHOOL ON
LOCKDOWN. THANKS FOR JOINING
US. I'M LENA TILLETT AND I'M
DAN HAGGERTY. THIS IS THAT
FORMER STUDENT 18 YEAR-OLD
LANDEN GET GUNS AT.
>> THE CENTER OF ALL OF THIS,
HE FACES SOME CHARGES,
INCLUDING RESISTING A PUBLIC
OFFICER AND SECOND-DEGREE
TRESPASSING. GATES WAS ARRESTED
IN THE WOODS NEAR THE CAMPUS
WRAL'S HEIDI KIRK JOINS US LIVE
THERE AT PANTHER CREEK HIGH
SCHOOL. IT SPOKE TO SOME
STUDENTS WHO WATCHED ALL OF
THIS PLAY OUT TODAY.
>> WIND AND THOSE STUDENTS
ABOUT LOCKOUT ONLY LASTED ABOUT
20 MINUTES OR SO. THEY SAY IT
WAS NERVE-RACKING LOOKING OUT
THE WINDOWS AT THEIR SCHOOL IN
SEEING KERRY POLICE OFFICERS
ALL OVER THE PLACE. THEY SAY
THEY DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT
BEGINS OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT
HE WAS, IN FACT, A FORMER
STUDENT.
>> IT STARTED AS A NORMAL DAY
AT PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
ONLY BEEN A COMMON. THEY'RE
LIKE.
>> AND STAY IN THEIR
CLASSROOMS. CODE YELLOW.
DON'T COME OUT.
>> STUDENTS SAY THE LOCKDOWN
STARTED JUST BEFORE LUNCH AND
DIDN'T LAST LONG. WE LIVE IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE RIGHT
ACROSS. SO I REALLY TAKE MY
FAMILY. I WAS LIKE MAKE SURE
YOU ARE OKAY. KERRY POLICE
OFFICERS SURROUNDED THE SCHOOL
AS THEY LOOK FOR THIS MAN.
18 YEAR-OLD LANDEN GIGATONS A
FORMER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL
DIGGINS WAS WANTED FOR
VIOLATING A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PROTECTIVE ORDER. POLICE SAY HE
WAS SPOTTED IN THE WOODS
BETWEEN PANTHER CREEK HIGH
SCHOOL IN THE PAST OR
APARTMENTS COMMUNITY. HE THEN
FLED NORTH ALONG I-540, TOWARDS
IN C 55 WHERE OFFICERS ARRESTED
HIM. WE LOOKED INTO GIGGLES
PAST FINDING HE WAS ARRESTED
BACK IN MAY FOR ASSAULT ON A
FEMALE. HE WAS GIVEN A BOND
OF ONE DOLLAR AFTER HIS ARREST.
TODAY HE FACES MORE CHARGES,
INCLUDING RESISTING A PUBLIC
OFFICER CONTRIBUTING TO THE
DELINQUENCY OF A JUVENILE
CONSUMED BEER OR WINE UNDERAGE
AND SECOND DEGREE TRESPASSING
HERE AT THE SCHOOL, WE'RE
WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
BEGINS CONNECTION TO THE SCHOOL
AND WHAT BROUGHT HIM HERE.
>> NOW, HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS
ABOUT THIS. THIS STUDENT SAYS
AFTER THAT CODE YELLOW
LOCKDOWN, THEIR SCHOOL, THEY
RETURN TO NORMAL. NOW, KERRY
POLICE DID TELL US THAT THERE
WERE NO INJURIES. AND TODAY'S
ARREST. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THIS