{"id":70,"date":"2026-09-27T13:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjlsam\/man-arrested-after-police-find-handgun-at-woodrow-wilson-football-game\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:16:04","slug":"man-arrested-after-police-find-handgun-at-woodrow-wilson-football-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjlsam\/man-arrested-after-police-find-handgun-at-woodrow-wilson-football-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested after police find handgun at Woodrow Wilson football game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BECKLEY, W.V.<\/strong> \u2014 A man was arrested Friday night after Beckley Police say he was found with a handgun during a football game at Woodrow Wilson High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officers were alerted shortly before 9 p.m. that an adult attending the game was allegedly carrying a firearm on school property. Police say the man became combative and resisted officers when they approached him. After a brief struggle, officers took him into custody and found a handgun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man was charged with possession of a firearm on school property, violation of a domestic violence petition and obstructing an officer. Police did not release his name in the information provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Woodrow Wilson High School said administrators and law enforcement responded promptly and that there was no known ongoing threat to students, staff or spectators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe safety and security of our students, staff, families, and community members remain our highest priority,\u201d the school said in a statement. \u201cWe appreciate the swift response and assistance of the Beckley Police Department.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police say the investigation remains active and additional information will be released as it becomes available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BECKLEY, W.V. \u2014 A man was arrested Friday night after Beckley Police say he was found with a handgun during a football game at Woodrow Wilson High School. Officers were alerted shortly before 9 p.m. that an adult attending the game was allegedly carrying a\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjlsam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjlsam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjlsam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjlsam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjlsam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96,"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjlsam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70\/revisions\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjlsam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjlsam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wjlsam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}