Inmate Hid Gun in His Fat, Jail Says
08-13-2009, 06:34 AM
HOUSTON (Aug. 8 ) -- An obese inmate in Texas has been charged after officials learned he had a gun hidden under flabs of his own flesh.
Criminal Heavyweight? Officials at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, said Aug. 8 that 500-pound inmate George Vera, 25, hid a gun in his rolls of fat. After the discovery, Vera was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility.
Twenty-five-year-old George Vera was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility after he told a guard at the Harris County Jail about the unloaded 9mm pistol. The Houston Chronicle reported Thursday that Vera was originally arrested on charges of selling illegal copies of compact discs.
The 500-pound man was searched during his arrest and again at a city jail and the county jail, but officers never found the weapon in his rolls of skin. Vera admitted having the gun during a shower break at the county jail.
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Criminal Heavyweight? Officials at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, said Aug. 8 that 500-pound inmate George Vera, 25, hid a gun in his rolls of fat. After the discovery, Vera was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility.
Twenty-five-year-old George Vera was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility after he told a guard at the Harris County Jail about the unloaded 9mm pistol. The Houston Chronicle reported Thursday that Vera was originally arrested on charges of selling illegal copies of compact discs.
The 500-pound man was searched during his arrest and again at a city jail and the county jail, but officers never found the weapon in his rolls of skin. Vera admitted having the gun during a shower break at the county jail.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. Active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.
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