Charges brought on students with gun on campus

At 11:50 p.m. on Dec. 7, student patroller Micheal Jacobs called in possible shots fired near the ROTC residence hall.

When Officer Billy Branch reported to the area, he was contacted by Jacobs and told that the shots came from the first floor of the ROTC residence hall.

After finding the room where the shots were fired and finding no one in there, they found out that the suspects, juniors Rickey Langston and Kyle Greer had left the room and were asked to return to the scene.

According to Officer Terry Phipps, when the two returned they both stated they were sorry and that the gun had gone off accidentally.

Phipps then asked the whereabouts of the gun and Langston replied that it had been taken to a residence at Sage Meadows.

According to the report, both suspects made statements saying that Langston had pulled the gun out to show Greer and when Greer reloaded it he attempted to close the cylinder and then gun went off accidentally.

Bullet fragments went into the bed frame and then put a hole in the window screen of the room.

When Residence Life Director, Patrick Dixon, was asked if they will be seeking reimbursement for the damaged frame and window screen, he declined to comment.

Once Langston had given his statement, he was told to take the officers to the location of the weapon.

When they arrived at his godparents' house in Sage Meadows, Phipps reportedly accompanied him to his room where the gun case was lying in the floor. While pulling the gun out to make it safe, Langston reportedly grabbed an empty water bottle, which contained marijuana.

Marijuana was also reported to be found in his room in the ROTC building.

After leaving the house, Langston and Phipps returned to the police department and Langston was told to return at 8 a.m. to meet with Investigator Brian Shelton.

According to Shelton, Langston was not charged criminally for either possession of marijuana.

However, Langston, an interdisciplinary studies major of Jonesboro, was charged for carrying a gun on school property. This offense is considered to be a class D felony with 1-6 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.