Man Accused of Bringing Gun onto Kilgore College Campus

KILGORE — A Kilgore man was arrested Monday in connection with a report that alleges a gun was brought onto the Kilgore College campus on April 4. According to KETK, the Kilgore College Police Department took into custody 18-year old Johaun Deriare Dupree yesterday morning. He is charged with possession of a firearm on school campus, a third degree felony. Dupree is not a student at Kilgore College.

On April 4 at around 9:20 p.m., Kilgore College officials received a call regarding a person who was allegedly carrying a handgun near the male dormitories on the west side of campus. “We take these calls very seriously,” said Martin Pessink, KCPD Chief of Police. “KCPD called for assistance from Kilgore PD who responded to the area with both patrol officers and a K-9 unit to search.” Residential halls were put on lock down while a search was conducted, including a DPS helicopter. After an extended search of the area, no one was found.

Officials say KCPD conducted an in-depth search of the video surveillance system in the days following and captured an image of a person that met the description of the alleged gunman. After questioning witnesses and gathering information, officials say enough evidence was collected to obtain a warrant for the arrest of Dupree.