A man who flashed a handgun at a group of Florida A&M University students last month entered into a deferred prosecution agreement that will allow him to avoid charges.

Don Crandall Jr., 49, was arrested on charges of improper exhibition of a firearm, but if he completes 50 hours of community service, pays a $100 fine and agrees not to possess any firearms within six months, those charges will be dropped.

“This agreement is a deferral of prosecution and not a contract of immunity,” Assistant State Attorney Adrian Mood wrote in the agreement. “Should (Crandall) fail to meet the terms and conditions of this agreement, the agreement shall be void at the discretion of the state attorney.”

Crandall was seen on video at the Stadium Center apartments on Gaines Street holding the pistol while he told a group of FAMU students they were not allowed on the elevator.

He questioned who they were and why they were at the complex, according to court records.

Crandall, who has a concealed weapons permit, was interviewed by police two days after the altercation. He said prior to the incident he’d seen a group of as many as eight black men trying to get into a locked side door of the complex.

The students told investigators they were invited to the complex on Sept. 8 to visit a friend when they encountered Crandall, who said he inadvertently pulled the handgun out as he removed his keys from his pocket.

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