JEFFERSON COUNTY — Jefferson County deputies arrested a Houston felon when they found an AK-47 in his car during a traffic stop.
Daterrius Alexander, 22, Houston, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Deputies originally stopped Alexander on Interstate 10 for multiple traffic violations, but then found an AK-47 in the car.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office...
"On Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 10:40 a.m., Deputy Hazleton stopped a speeder on IH10 for multiple violations. When she approached the car she smelled the odor of marijuana. The two occupants admitted that they had just smoked weed prior to the stop.
A search of the vehicle yielded an AK-47, 7.62x39mm with a loaded 30 round magazine. The driver, 22 year old Daterrius Alexander of Houston, was arrested and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. He has a previous felony conviction out of Bell County.
The passenger was released and the vehicle was towed."
