Gang unit detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office say a 20-year-old convicted felon was caught with a loaded gun stashed in his pants pocket during an April 27 arrest.
According to the sheriff’s office, detectives served a warrant on Jabary Ya’Dale Lance Drew, whom the agency describes as a three-time convicted felon and alleged gang member, and found a loaded pistol tucked in his pants. He now faces multiple weapons-related felony charges, including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of ammunition.
In a post on X, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said its gang unit detectives took Drew into custody and “found a loaded pistol in his pants pocket.” The post lists charges of carrying a concealed firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, felon in possession of ammunition, and unlawful use of a two-way communications device. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Charges and state law
Florida law makes it unlawful for anyone convicted of a felony to possess firearms or ammunition under Fla. Stat. 790.23. The statute covers both possession and carrying a concealed weapon by a felon, and prosecutors commonly rely on it in cases like this…