Felon Busted With 2 Handguns In Vehicle In Carlsbad, NM
By: Dylan Brooks
Updated: November 27, 2012
CARLSBAD, NM -- A man falls asleep in a car, and wakes up in handcuffs.
Remigio Morales was arrested on November 26th.
Carlsbad (NM) Police say that they found Morales, 23, sleeping in the driver seat of a stopped Dodge passenger car in the 1000 block of South Canal Street around 6:10 AM on November 26th.
Officers reportedly found a partially exposed handgun in Morales' coat pocket.
Officers also say that Morales had another handgun and two drug-related pipes in another pocket, and they add that he was driving on a revoked license.
Both handguns were reportedly stolen.
However, Morales had previously been convicted of a felony charge, so he wasn't allowed to carry a firearm anyway.
With that information in tow, police arrested Morales on the spot.
Now, Morales is charged with felon in possession of a firearm, 2 counts of receiving stolen property and possession of drug paraphernalia.
As of Tuesday evening, Morales was being held in the Eddy County Detention Center.
Remigio Morales was arrested on November 26th.
Carlsbad (NM) Police say that they found Morales, 23, sleeping in the driver seat of a stopped Dodge passenger car in the 1000 block of South Canal Street around 6:10 AM on November 26th.
Officers reportedly found a partially exposed handgun in Morales' coat pocket.
Officers also say that Morales had another handgun and two drug-related pipes in another pocket, and they add that he was driving on a revoked license.
Both handguns were reportedly stolen.
However, Morales had previously been convicted of a felony charge, so he wasn't allowed to carry a firearm anyway.
With that information in tow, police arrested Morales on the spot.
Now, Morales is charged with felon in possession of a firearm, 2 counts of receiving stolen property and possession of drug paraphernalia.
As of Tuesday evening, Morales was being held in the Eddy County Detention Center.
