AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has made an arrest after an Americus man carried an AR-15 on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW).

Khamani Clayton, 19, has been arrested and charged with the following:

• Theft by receiving stolen property
• Carrying weapons within a school safety zone

WALB reported Wednesday that the university was on lockdown and law enforcement agencies were investigating after receiving reports of an individual carrying a weapon near the Magnolia Courtyard area on GSW’s campus.

As a precaution, students, faculty and staff were instructed to shelter in place until further notice, and everyone not originally on campus was instructed to not attempt to enter.

The Americus Police Department notified the GBI about a person with a rifle on campus at about 11:25 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23, and the GSW Police requested the GBI to take the lead in the investigation later that day.

According to the GBI, Clayton entered the campus in the early morning hours and was near dormitories with an AR-15, but he was seen later as he was leaving campus with the firearm which prompted reports of an active shooter.

GBI agents, along with campus police, the Americus Police Department, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, and the Department of Natural Resources responded to the active shooter call and cleared the campus to ensure there was not a threat to students.

There was no active shooter, no shots fired and no reported injuries.

Clayton was arrested two miles away from campus near the Circle K on South Lee Street, according to Georgia Southwestern State University Director of Public Safety, Michael Lewis.

He was booked into the Sumter County Law Enforcement Center.

This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Americus at 229-931-2439. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at Submit Tips Online or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

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