[Editor’s Note: The video above was obtained by the FOX 8 I-Team and shows Lanell Williams calmly putting his bag through the X-ray machine. ]
CLEVELAND (WJW) — A mother and son accused of bringing guns and ammo to the Cuyahoga County Justice Center last week were arraigned Monday morning on charges related to the incident.
On Wednesday, Cuyahoga County sheriff’s deputies arrested Lanell Williams and his mother Andrea. Investigators said they entered the court complex and they tried to go through a checkpoint even though they had two guns and 99 rounds of ammunition.
On Monday, a judge continued both Andrea and Lanell Williams’ bond at $25,000. Both cases were bound over to a grand jury.
Video obtained by the FOX 8 I-Team shows Lanell Williams calmly putting his bag through the X-ray machine.
Investigators said a guard spotted the guns, then deputies made the arrests.
Cuyahoga County prosecutors filed initial weapons charges against both Lanell and Andrea Williams.
On Thursday, the Cuyahoga County sheriff said Andrea Williams and her son claimed they had guns with them for protection due to a possible stalker. They went to the justice center to see about a protection order. We’re told they claimed they had nowhere else to leave the guns when they went to the court complex.
