VIDEO: Convicted felon arrested after throwing loaded gun during chase with deputies

The Brief

  • A convicted felon is back in custody after running from HCSO deputies and throwing a loaded gun.
  • Detectives say that 20-year-old Chauncey Welch was arrested on October 14 in the area of N 16th St. and E Osborne Ave.

TAMPA, Fla. A convicted Tampa felon is back in jail after he threw a loaded gun while deputies chased and arrested him.

Detectives say that 20-year-old Chauncey Welch was arrested on October 14 in the area of N 16th St. and E Osborne Ave.

Deputies arrived to serve a warrant for Welch’s arrest when he ran. During the chase, HCSO says he threw a loaded gun but did not say if it hit a responding deputy.

The body camera video shows Welch running through a yard before deputies were able to take him down.

Welch’s charges

  • Felon carrying concealed weapon
  • Tampering with physical evidence
  • Resisting officer without violence

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