The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a Gibsland man early Saturday morning after a stolen firearm was found in the man’s vehicle.
Xavier Hardmon, 21, was arrested about 1:40 a.m. Saturday after a deputy checked out a vehicle with its hazard lights on abandoned on the South Service Road exit ramp.
The deputy found the vehicle unoccupied and observed a 9mm pistol on the driver’s seat. A records check showed the firearm was stolen.
A man and woman arrived shortly thereafter stating they had run out of gas. Hardmon said he was the driver of the vehicle but both he and his companion first said they were unaware there was a firearm in the vehicle. Hardmon finally admitted the pistol was his.
It was determined Hardmon is a convicted felon. He was arrested and taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center where he was booked for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and illegal possession of a stolen firearm. His bail amount was not available at publication time.
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