Man facing weapon and drug charges in shooting near Wingate University’s baseball field

UNION COUNTY, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — A man is facing a slew of charges in connection to a shooting that occurred in late June near Wingate University’s baseball field.

Weston Parker Charles Vonegidy was arrested on Tuesday, July 2, and transported to the Union County Jail where he was issued a $200,000 bond.

On Friday, June 28, the campus was placed on lockdown just before 7 p.m. after reports of a shooting near the baseball field.

According to investigators, a man, identified as Vonegidy, drove erratically down Wilson Street before driving his truck into a ditch. He then fired several shots inside the truck, injuring himself.

They said Vonegidy then jumped out of his truck and over a fence. Officers said they arrived to find him “running around the baseball field” where a youth baseball game was being held.

First responders were giving Vonegidy medical care when he started to resist and ran off, authorities said. He was quickly caught and subdued before being airlifted to a local hospital.

Vonegidy is not a student or affiliated with the school.

Since his release from the hospital Vonegidy was arrested and charged with:

• Gun on educational property
• Assault by pointing a gun
• Going armed to the terror of the people
• Felony possession of a schedule I controlled substance
• Felony Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance x2
• Possession With Intent to Manufacture/Sell/Distribute a Schedule I Controlled Substance
• Maintain a Vehicle/Dwelling Place for the Sale of Controlled Substances

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