Bragg soldier charged with going armed to the terror of the public
A Fort Bragg soldier with an AR-15 assault-type rifle wearing a military ballistic panel carrier and carrying multiple rifle ammunition magazines caused a busy Cross Creek Mall to lock down Thursday night.
Bryan Scott Wolfinger, 25, was charged early this morning with going armed to the terror of the public. He told police he was preparing to have photographs taken with military equipment when 911 calls sent Fayetteville police to the mall.
Wolfinger was processed at the Cumberland County Detention Center and was released to his company commander and provost marshal at Fort Bragg.
The incident happened on the eve of a patriotic three-day holiday weekend for many in an area that is home to the nation’s largest military installation, Fort Bragg. There was no estimate on the number of people in the mall when it was locked down, according to mall officials and the police.
Shoppers and merchants, most with no warning, quickly learned of the situation as police swept through the 150-shop facility escorting everyone from the building and securing exits in response to what police said were multiple reports of “a subject armed with an assault rifle walking through Macy’s.”
Police were called just before 6:30 p.m. and upon arrival, came into contact with the man carrying the rifle, vest and ammunition magazines near the Macy’s wing of the mall outside of Francesca’s. He was detained without incident.
Initial reports to police said there were two people. Police, after searching the mall and watching surveillance video, determined there was only one.
Anthony Kelly, assistant police chief, said more than 20 officers responded.
The mall was locked down for about an hour, causing a rush of shoppers and merchants to exit the mall.
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