Crime of the Day: Possession

March, 2010 - Crime: Criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of hollow-point bullets, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

Weewaken, New Jersey - Donald Martin West, a Tennessean with a CCW, and a companion were stopped at the mouth of the Lincoln Tunnel for a traffic violation. Police discovered during the stop that the individuals had loaded firearms with hollow-point bullets, handcuffs, cigars filled with marijuana, and pot pipes.

March, 2010 - Crime: Trafficking cocaine, possession with intent to sell

Wilmington, North Carolina - Due to a report of a suspicious vehicle, police were called to the Travelodge at 1:00 AM to investigate. The car belonged to Calvin Coolidge Underdue, a CCW permit holder. If police thought Calvin was nervous when they got there, they knew something was up when they called in the K-9 squad. Why? Because Calvin fainted.

Police found 300 grams of cocaine, $1,680 dollars and a .22 Magnum.

Crime: Four counts of felony possession of drugs

Franklin, New Hampshire - David Alan Johnson, a CCW permit holder, pulled into the wrong driveway at the wrong time. The owner of the driveway was speaking to the police chief when he pulled up and informed police that he didn't want David on his property and that he was probably carrying drugs on him. When the police went to his car to tell him that the property owner didn't want him there, he smelled pot.

Further investigation found that he was carrying multiple prescription drugs and $30,000 worth of cocaine. More coke was discovered when they searched his home, as well as pot.

Oh, and he was out on bail for drug charges in a nearby town.

North Carolina Concealed Carry Permit-Holder In Custody As Terror Suspect

September, 2009 - Crime: Conspiring to provide resources to terrorists, conspiring to murder, kidnap and injure persons abroad.
Holly Springs, North Carolina - Anes Subasic, a CCW permit holder, was arrested by the FBI and indicted with six other men for conspiring to provide resources to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap and injure persons abroad. When authorities searched his home they seized couterterrorism literature, ammunition, weapons and electronics.

Subasic, according to the FBI, had attended a sniper training camp in Las Vegas which also trained individuals how to escape captivity. This was not Subasic's first run in with the law as he had a 2002 arrest for assault which was dismissed and two pending larceny charges which had yet to come to trial.

The ring leader of the group, Daniel Boyd, is also charged with conspiring to murder military personnel. Boyd had obtained armor-piercing bullets and a map of the marine base at Quantico, Virginia.

Here's a copy of the indictment.

Just an editorial note here: We can be thankful that this group was caught before any lives were lost but it is extremely worrisome that we could, in the NRA's rush to arm everyone, actually provide support to the terrorists who plan to do use harm.

Update August 30, 2009

August 2009 - Crime: Misdemeanor Assault

Hendersonville, North Carolina - Scott Sheffron, an attorney and CCW holder, made choices which, put all together, lead to him being charged with misdemeanor assault. He chose to pay more attention to his cell phone than his driving. He chose to engage another driver in an argument while driving. He chose to follow the driver into a parking lot. He chose to reengage the other driver in an argument and then he chose to pull his gun on the other driver.

More than two weeks and only after discovering that charges had been filed against him, Mr. Sheffron decided that he should file charges against the other driver...for flicking his cigarette, which landed on his car.