CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas — The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office arrested a man with a handgun at the Courthouse this afternoon.
Officials said they were notified of a person with a handgun at the Northside of the Courthouse and they responded by clearing the courthouse square.
While the officials were securing the area, the suspect was arrested after he fled from law enforcement. The man has been charged with evading arrest and unlawful carrying of a weapon, officials said.
This happened moments after the verdict of a Capital Murder trial of a Jacksonville teen who disappeared in August 2020 was announced.