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FLORA, Ill. — A 19-year-old Mississippi man was charged Monday in Clay County Court with a felony weapons offense for an alleged incident at Dancey Field during the Flora High School Homecoming game Friday night.

Javarris C. Bolton was arrested following the alleged incident and taken to the Clay County Jail. The Flora Police Department says there were no continued threats or dangers to the public following Bolton’s arrest.

He was formally charged Monday with Class 4 felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a person under the age of 21. Bond for Bolton was set at $20,000.

According to Flora Police Chief Guye Durre, officers responded to a report of someone carrying a pistol at the game. The School Resource Office made contact with a subject and learned they did reportedly have a handgun concealed on them.

Bolton was taken into custody and transported to the Flora Police Department where he was processed and then taken to the Clay County Jail where he remains.