Man charged with firearm violations
A Dubach man was arrested for illegal firearm possession after Lincoln Parish deputies responded to a complaint of a man discharging a gun near neighbor’s residence.
Michael W. Dick, 47, was charged with being a convicted felon in possession of firearms after he was found with two shotguns after a neighbor complained he trespassed on her property and fired a gun.
Deputies found Dick carrying two shotguns. He said there was a black panther in his camper. When asked why he was on the neighbor’s property, Dick reportedly said one of the neighbor’s dogs tried to bite him, so he fired one of the shotguns into the air.
Dick was arrested after a records check showed he was a convicted felon and could not legally possess a firearm.
One of the shotguns had a barrel length of only 17 inches. Louisiana law requires shotgun barrels to be at least 18 inches long.
Dick was booked for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (two counts), possession of a modified firearm, illegal use of a weapon, and criminal trespass. Dick’s bail was set at $22,000.
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