Youth referee arrested after discharging firearm

INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. – Union County deputies say a youth sports referee has been arrested after firing a gun inside a packed sports complex in Indian Trail.

Investigators say 49-year-old Ernest Davis fired the weapon inside his gym bag while searching for other items.

It happened Saturday afternoon at Carolina Courts on Chestnut Parkway.

Investigators say even though the complex was full of parents and children, no one was hurt.

Davis has been charged with Carrying a Concealed Weapon and Discharging a Firearm into Occupied Property. He was processed at the Union County Detention Center. Bond has not been set.