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Man who allegedly waved gun in front of kids at bowling alley arrested

Javan Nurse (Credit: Fayette County Sheriff's Office)
Javan Nurse (Credit: Fayette County Sheriff's Office)
By Ellen Eldridge
April 13, 2017

A man accused of waving a gun in front of children in a bowling alley in October was arrested earlier this month, officials said.

Javan Nurse, 39, allegedly pulled a gun during a fight with a woman at the Fayetteville Fun Bowl, Fayetteville police spokesman Lt. Mike Whitlow said.

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Deputies caught up with Nurse after a months-long search and, after being identified in a lineup, Nurse was charged with aggravated assault, cruelty to children, reckless conduct and making terroristic threats.

He was booked into jail April 4.

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