A man is behind bars after police say he showed up at Charlotte Lab School in west Charlotte with a gun on Friday. Deon Leach now faces multiple charges connected to the incident, which arrest records tie to an alleged pattern of stalking an ex-girlfriend all the way to her child’s school.
According to WSOC-TV, police say Leach had a gun at the campus that day, leading to his arrest. The station reports that arrest records allege Leach assaulted his ex-girlfriend, followed her to her child’s school, and placed a tracker on her car.
The arrest records, as described in the station’s report, paint a picture of an escalating situation that culminated at the school. Beyond the allegations of assault, following, and tracking laid out in those records, the exact sequence of events that Friday has not been detailed publicly.
What Remains Unclear About the Case
The full list of charges Leach faces has not been specified, and it is not known whether the firearm was fired, displayed, or simply found in his possession. There has been no public statement from Charlotte Lab School, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, the alleged victim, or Leach himself…