NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — An Irmo man was arrested in North Charleston Monday after police found a hidden backpack containing a loaded stolen firearm, according to the North Charleston Police Department.
23-year-old Omar Thompson was arrested and charged with possession of stolen goods and transported to the Al Cannon Detention Center.
The report on the incident states that police were patrolling in the area of Deloach Street in the Charleston Farms community when they spotted Thompson holding a gray backpack. Thompson reportedly froze when spotted by police, which police state raised their suspicion…