BENTON CITY, Wash. – A man was arrested Tuesday night for bringing a gun to a Kiona-Benton High School basketball game, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.
BCSO Sergeant Dan Korten says BCSO received a call at 8 p.m. that a man showed a gun in the school’s parking lot, saying he allegedly opened his jacket during an argument to flash the gun then put it away.
The 22-year-old man was tracked down and found in the school gymnasium during a basketball game.
Korten says the gun was registered to the man, however he did not have a permit to open carry. He was arrested without issue and taken into custody between 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.