Armed Woman At WSOC-TV Studio Unlikely To Be Charged

It's unlikely that a woman who had a gun in the lobby of the WSOC-TV studio will face charges, a police spokesman said.

The woman, who police have identified as 51-year-old Wendy Naidas, was taken into police custody peacefully Tuesday evening.

No one was hurt during the incident. Click here to read a firsthand account of the situation from Eyewitness News anchor Blair Miller.

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Naidas arrived at the WSOC studio, on North Tryon Street, shortly before 5 p.m. WSOC's security guard initially spoke to the woman, who pulled out a gun at some point during the exchange and put it to her head.

Police were immediately called.

Channel 9 had just begun its 5 p.m. newscast when employees were told to evacuate the building. Eyewitness News was off the air for more than an hour during the incident.

The lobby area is secured from the rest of the building, and Naidas never got past that area.

“The safety of our employees is our No. 1 priority," said Joe Pomilla, vice president and general manager of WSOC-TV and TV64. “The security procedures we have in place did not allow the woman to gain access to the rest of the building. We’re also deeply grateful to CMPD officers for their quick response and their skill at a rapid resolution with no injuries to our staff or anyone else involved.”

Pomilla said Naidas was not angry with the station and felt it was a place she could speak her mind.

"She came here because she wanted attention," Pomilla said, adding that the woman was talking about "financial issues. She was in an accident and said she needed help."

The security guard who interacted with Naidas said she told him she got in a wreck that wasn't her fault and that her medical bills were piling up. No one would believe her, she said.

SWAT was called in, and after about an hour, Naidas was apprehended peacefully. No hostages were taken and no shots were fired, police said. The gun she had was unloaded, police later learned.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police spokesman Robert Fey said Wednesday the woman was only a threat to herself, not to anyone in the building.

"It's up to the arresting officers whether charges will be filed, but I don't believe they will be. She pointed the gun at herself, not anyone else," Fey said.

Naidas was taken to Carolinas Medical Center Main for a mental evaluation, according to police. She lives in Conover, which is more than 60 miles away from the WSOC-TV studio.

"You never expect that, to have one of your neighbors, you know, show up at a local news station with a gun," Naidas' neighbor, Matt Carl, said. "You never expect it."