A Cape Coral man police say they caught asleep with a pink handgun in a stolen car at a gas pump is seeking separate trials.
Alexander Mitchell Clark, 23, of Cape Coral, is charged with one count of grand theft of a motor vehicle and one count of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted Florida felon. His attorney, Jay Brizel, on Thursday filed a motion seeking the separate trials.
On Dec. 30, Cape Coral police officers responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle at the 7-Eleven, 3129 Chiquita Blvd. S. The clerk told officers a gray Kia Optima was parked at a gas pump for “an extended period of time.”
According to police, officers ran the car’s license plate number and found it was reported stolen by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
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Officers approached the car and saw a man, later identified as Clark, asleep in the driver’s seat with a loaded pink handgun in his lap.
Officers detained Clark and safely retrieved the handgun, as well as burglary tools and a laptop, police said.