ORANGEBURG, S.C. - A man identified earlier this week as a person of interest in a campus shooting investigation at South Carolina State University was arrested Thursday.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said 19-year-old Jamarion Jabari Jones, of Abbeville, is charged with carrying a weapon on school property.

According to a warrant released by SLED, Jones was reportedly seen on surveillance footage on Oct. 4 carrying “an assault style firearm” at Hugine Suites. The warrant also notes he stored the gun inside a bookbag.

Jones allegedly admitted he was the person in the footage when asked by SLED agents.

SLED said Jones was identified after asking the public to help locate a person of interest earlier this week. That request included a photo of him taken from campus security

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