County man out on bond picked up for stolen gun

Published 12:03 am Saturday, January 29, 2011

A Vicksburg man who had been free on a $5,000 bond from a Dec. 30 drug charge was arrested Friday morning on a stolen firearm charge.

Everette Scott, 18, 214 Overlook Drive, was arrested after a search of his home by Warren County sheriff’s deputies turned up a stolen 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, Sheriff Martin Pace said. Scott is being charged with possession of a stolen firearm.

Pace said a trace of the gun showed that it belonged to a resident of Price Street, in the city. The owner, once contacted, was not aware that it had been stolen.

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Scott was one of five arrested Dec. 30 and 31 in home burglaries in the Greenbriar subdivision, in the southern part of the county. He had been charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and released from the Warren County Jail after posting bond. Overlook Drive, where Scott lives, is part of Greenbriar subdivision.

Charges for the other four include burglary, grand larceny and possession of a stolen firearm.

All but Gerald Young, 19, 110 Overlook Drive, were released on bond. Young’s bond amount was unavailable.