Cincinnati man pleads guilty to gun charge after officers find loaded weapon in pocket

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – A Cincinnati man with past convictions for aggravated robbery and drug and gun charges has pleaded guilty to a new charge after police said he was found with a loaded firearm.

Austin Fowler, 46, was arrested in March as part of a federal, state, and local violent crime reduction initiative.

Police officers were conducting an investigation in what they described as a high-crime area last November when they said they saw Fowler commit a pedestrian violation. Officers said Fowler ran and tried to jump a fence to avoid arrest, but they caught him and found a loaded gun in his pocket…

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