Crime & Safety
Parkville Man Charged for Villa Cresta Elementary Gun Incident
Parents reported seeing the man running across a school field carrying a gun.
A Parkville man has been charged after parents at Villa Cresta Elementary School reported seeing him on school grounds with a gun Monday afternoon.
Robert Cleary, 30, of the 2500 block of Perring Woods Road, was charged Wednesday with disturbing school operations, possessing a dangerous weapon on school grounds and trespassing on school grounds in connection with the incident, according to a Baltimore County poice release.
Investigation revealed that Cleary allegedly cut across school property to meet a friend at the intersection of Ardmore and Rader avenues so he could get a lift to a nearby pawn shop. Police said he pawned a Civil War era rifle, which has since been recovered.
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Cleary was issued a summons Friday morning.
A booking photo was not immediately available.
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