27-Year-Old Durham Man In Custody After 2nd UNC Campus Lockdown In Recent Weeks

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A man was taken into custody on Wednesday (Sept. 13) following a gun scare that prompted a lockdown on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus, ABC11 reports.

After a lockdown that lasted more than an hour, the university issued an “all clear” after an earlier emergency notification that an “armed and dangerous” person was on or near campus.

A short time later, ABC11 was the only news outlet at the scene where officers made an arrest at about 2:45 p.m. at a Greenfield Place apartment building in the 300 block of Formosa Lane.

Chapel Hill Police identified the man as Mickel Deonte Harris, 27, of Durham.

They said Harris was arrested on outstanding warrants related to an assault on Sept. 5 in Chapel Hill and was also sought in connection with Wednesday’s incident on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus.

Harris has a lengthy criminal history, ABC11 has learned. The Chapel Hill Police Department is leading the investigation.

Harris was booked into custody at the Chapel Hill Police Department and then was placed in a squad car, presumably to be taken to the Orange County Jail.

Charges against Harris are pending.

In an alert issued at 12:54 p.m., the university advised students and staff to stay inside and close windows and doors immediately until further notice.

This article first appeared on ABC11.com; Feature photo via screenshot