An 18-year-old Anniston man was arrested Friday on federal charges for having a pistol at an Anniston High School football game, according to a press release.

Camron Watkins was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with knowingly having a gun within a school zone. His arrest was announced by U.S. Attorney Jay Town and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson

According to an arrest affidavit by ATF Special Agent Eric Hoxter, an Anniston police officer working the Anniston High School football game on Sept. 28 stopped Watkins after a woman described Watkins and said he was carrying a gun. The officer found a loaded Taurus Model PT-709 9mm semi-automatic pistol stuck inside Watkins’ pants.

“Anyone who illegally brings a gun to a high school football game is a threat,” Town said. “Federal, state and local law enforcement have joined together to protect our schools and our communities from gun violence. Federal prosecution of gun crimes means real prison time.”

ATF, in conjunction with Anniston police and the Calhoun County District Attorney’s Office, investigated the case, which Assistant U.S. Attorney John Geer is prosecuting.