Police: SC State football player charged with having gun on campus

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Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)– Police at South Carolina State University say Freshman Ja’Quan Toney was arrested Saturday and charged with carrying or displaying firearms in public buildings.

Investigators say at 8:30 Saturday night SC State Police Chief Timothy Taylor and two other officers saw Toney with the gun which resulted in his arrest.

Officials with the university say Toney was a member of the SC State Bulldogs football team at the time of his arrest, however he is no longer on the active roster.

A university spokesperson says Toney remains enrolled at South Carolina State.