North Carolina kids rushed to hospital after spraying each other with stolen mercury

One child was taken to the emergency room and a man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a mercury contamination scare that caused a Durham school, a church, a UNC library and numerous homes to be evacuated.

Carlos Guerra, 21, was arrested in Wake County Wednesday for allegedly giving mercury to four children at a church on Ramseur Street last Friday, according to Durham Sheriff's Lt. Don Paschall.

Guerra obtained the mercury while working for an air conditioning company in Garner, Paschall said. Guerra has been charged with misdemeanor larceny and bond was set at $2,000, according to the Wake County Sheriff's Office.

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