KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A former University of Tennessee campus worker faces charges alleging he brought a pistol to campus last year.
A grand jury returned the indictment on May 19 against Rocklan King, 51. He's also alleged to have been in possession of several marijuana cigarettes.
The incident is alleged to have happened on April 12, 2021.
Warrants state King told a co-worker at Hess Hall on campus that he had “thought about shooting one of his supervisors in the back of the head.”
He then allegedly showed the employee a handgun in his lunchbox.
Warrants state King hadn’t registered to carry the gun on UT property and didn't have a handgun carry permit.
When questioned by police, a warrant states, that King "admitted to having a handgun in his lunch box and gave consent to search." Police found a Ruger handgun along with the marijuana cigarettes.
A Knox County grand jury indicted him on a count of carrying a weapon on school property and a count of simple possession of marijuana.
King is due in Knox County Criminal Court on June 21st.
UT communications personnel said King is no longer a UT employee.