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A Davenport man was arrested Thursday night after police say he possessed a gun while in the parking lot of Davenport West High School.

Todd Michael White, 41, last known address in the 3800 block of West Central Park Avenue, faces one count of carrying weapons on school grounds, a Class D felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

He was booked into the Scott County Jail at 10:08 p.m. Thursday and was released a little more than an hour later after paying $5,000 through a bail bond company. A preliminary hearing is scheduled Oct. 19.

Davenport police responded about 8:35 p.m. Thursday to West High School, 3505 W. Locust St., for a disturbance.

Officers learned that a man had displayed a gun and left in a Mercury SUV, according to an arrest affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint.

According to the affidavit, White was involved in a verbal altercation in the high school parking lot. During the argument, he removed his shirt, revealing a silver handgun in his waistband, according to the complaint.

White appeared to be intoxicated and had red, blood-shot, watery eyes, slurred speech, and unsteady gait and had an odor of alcohol that became stronger as he spoke, according to the affidavit.