FROM THE RADIO NEWS DEPARTMENT

The Uva-Wise Student Charged With Last Week’s Shooter On Campus Hoax Is Now Facing A Federal Charge. 20 Year Old Bryant Hairston Of Martinsville Is Additionally Charged With Knowingly Making False, Fictitous, And Fraudulent Statements And Representations. Hairston Admitted To Falsely Reporting A Gunman On The Campus, Which Prompted A Two-Hour Lockdown Of The Campus. At That Time He Was Charged With Falsely Summoning A Police Officer And Obstruction Of Justice.