CHARLOTTE — A man is banned from the Charlotte Area Transit System after police said he had a knife on him on the light rail on Thursday.
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Professional Police Services said they arrested Stanly Wallace at the Old Concord Station after he got off the train.
CATS officials said someone was yelling and cursing at the JW Clay Station. He then got on a light rail train. Dispatch provided officers with a photo of the man carrying a knife on the train, and PSS officers intercepted him at the Old Concord Station where he was arrested without incident.
He was charged with carrying a concealed knife and possession of a dangerous weapon on city property, CATS said.
Judge Cecilia Oseguera set Wallace’s bond at $15,000 secured.
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