Officers found the suspect Thursday afternoon in the front seat of his SUV at Tamaques Elementary School in Westfield, according to the Union County prosecutor's office. He was holding a loaded .45-caliber handgun, it said in astatement Friday. Classes had let out for the day, but the precautionary lockdown went into effect because after-school activities were still going on, CNN affiliate News12 reported.The man, later identified as Thomas J. Wilkie, 46, of Bear, Delaware, had two additional loaded clips of ammunition on him and 130 more rounds in his vehicle's trunk, the prosecutor's office said.Police acted on a tip from the New Castle police in Delaware that said Wilkie was on his way to the school and may be armed, according to the statement.The suspect has been charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, fourth-degree possession of hollow-point bullets and fourth-degree trespassing on school grounds, according to the Union County prosecutor's office.On Monday, Wilkie indicated on Facebook that he is homeless and living out of his car."To all my FB friends out there I'm currently living in my car and have no where to go if I could surf someone's couch for a safe place to stay I would be eternally grateful," the Facebook post says. "I guess I'll see who my friends really are and who chose to step up and help me I'm no trouble and no I'm not on drugs or any of thaRead More – Source
Officers found the suspect Thursday afternoon in the front seat of his SUV at Tamaques Elementary School in Westfield, according to the Union County prosecutor's office. He was holding a loaded .45-caliber handgun, it said in astatement Friday. Classes had let out for the day, but the precautionary lockdown went into effect because after-school activities were still going on, CNN affiliate News12 reported.The man, later identified as Thomas J. Wilkie, 46, of Bear, Delaware, had two additional loaded clips of ammunition on him and 130 more rounds in his vehicle's trunk, the prosecutor's office said.Police acted on a tip from the New Castle police in Delaware that said Wilkie was on his way to the school and may be armed, according to the statement.The suspect has been charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, fourth-degree possession of hollow-point bullets and fourth-degree trespassing on school grounds, according to the Union County prosecutor's office.On Monday, Wilkie indicated on Facebook that he is homeless and living out of his car."To all my FB friends out there I'm currently living in my car and have no where to go if I could surf someone's couch for a safe place to stay I would be eternally grateful," the Facebook post says. "I guess I'll see who my friends really are and who chose to step up and help me I'm no trouble and no I'm not on drugs or any of thaRead More – Source
