Man arrested for brandishing rifle near Fairfax County school: police

A Fairfax man has been arrested for brandishing a rifle near a school early Thursday. 

Police say officers were called to Lake Braddock Drive and Olley Lane around 1:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a man brandishing a rifle in the area. 

When officers arrived at the scene, they found 31-year-old Michael Ghali repeatedly loading and unloading a rifle within 1,000 feet of a school. 

Ghali was charged with brandishing a firearm.