HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Deputies report a felon was arrested for possessing a firearm following multiple anonymous complaints.
According to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO), detectives with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force received multiple anonymous complaints alleging that Joe Lewis Moore III, 33, of Evansville, was involved in the sale of narcotics. The VCSO says on May 31, 2024, Moore was sentenced to Electronic Home Detention by the Vanderburgh County Circuit Court for multiple charges, including possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. Deputies say as a condition of his detention agreement, Moore is required to submit to home searches by law enforcement upon request.
Deputies say on June 24, themselves and residential officers assigned to the Electronic Home Detention Program, with assistance from the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force, conducted a search of Moore’s residence, as well as a vehicle in which Moore and a female companion had arrived at the Vanderburgh County Community Corrections Complex.
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The VCSO says during the search of the vehicle, deputies located a loaded .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun in the glove compartment. Deputies say at Moore’s residence, detectives discovered an unloaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun in a bedroom allegedly shared by Moore and his companion. Deputies say although Moore’s companion reportedly claimed ownership of both firearms, investigators believe Moore had access to, and exercised possession of, both weapons.
The VCSO says due to his status as a convicted felon, Moore is prohibited from possessing firearms. He was taken into custody and transported to the Vanderburgh County Jail…