Soldier at Mall With Assault Rifle Charged With Causing Panic

Authorities said on Friday a Fort Bragg soldier had been charged with creating a panic at a North Carolina mall after he appeared there with an assault rifle and other military gear.
Fayetteville police said 25 year old Bryan Scott Wolfinger was arrested and charged with “going armed to the terror of the public” in connection with Thursday’s incident at Cross Creek Mall in Fayetteville.
A statement from the Fayetteville police department said Wolfinger was preparing to have photographs taken with the military equipment and rifle when 911 calls were received regarding an armed male at the mall.
Wolfinger is apparently a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The statement said he was released to his company commander and provost marshal at Fort Bragg.