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Man Arrested After Gun Display at R.E.A.L. School Lot, Held on $10,150 Bail

Investigators say the Oak Creek man displayed a handgun after a road‑rage encounter in the R.E.A.L. School parking lot, prompting a precautionary lockdown.

Overview

  • Deputies identified the suspect as 52-year-old Charles Lindley of Oak Creek following reports of a man with a gun at the Sturtevant campus on March 6.
  • Sheriff’s investigators arrested Lindley at his home on March 8, and he is being held at the Racine County Jail on $10,150 cash bail.
  • Authorities report that Lindley allegedly exited his truck, produced a black handgun, inserted a magazine, racked the slide, and possibly pointed the weapon at another person.
  • The episode began as a road‑rage encounter, with Lindley allegedly following another vehicle into the school’s parking lot.
  • The school initiated a lockdown, deputies secured the scene, no injuries were reported, and investigators forwarded charging recommendations to the Racine County district attorney.