RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — Randolph County deputies responded to NC-49 South in Denton in reference to trespassing.
On Sunday, deputies found 76-year-old Lawrence Obadia Cross attempting to live on the property and had been asked to leave.
While Cross was gathering his belongings, deputies found a reported stolen gun.
Cross and another man began arguing and Cross got a pocketknife from his pocket, bladed his stance, and appeared ready to fight.
Cross was taken to the Randolph County Detention Center where he was charged with felony possession of a stolen firearm and misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon.
He was placed under a $5,000 bond and will appear in court Monday.
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