City man held on weapon, drug charges

Published 12:01 pm Tuesday, November 30, 2010

A Vicksburg man was in the Warren County Jail this morning, charged with possession and sale of cocaine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, said Vicksburg police crime analyst Suzan Ebeling.

Kevin Cross, 21, 1190 Burnt House Road, was arrested around 11 a.m. Monday after an undercover investigation.

Police searched Cross’ car, Ebeling said, and found a 9 mm pistol. Also, police saw him toss cocaine out his vehicle’s window, Ebeling said.

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Cross was on probation, Ebeling said; details were not available.

He was being held without bond for the Mississippi Department of Corrections.