Man arrested after making a wrong turn and having a gun in his pocket while driving
A motorist pulled over for an alleged illegal turn was taken to Mahoning County Jail Tuesday afternoon after he admitted to a police officer he had a gun in his pocket.
Devonte Whitfield, 30, was charged with improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle and having weapons while under disability by Youngstown police. He was arraigned Wednesday in Youngstown Municipal Court.
Whitefield was driving a Chevy Cobalt when he pulled into the wrong lane while going southbound on South Avenue at the intersection of East Boston Avenue on the South Side.
Whitfield told the officer he had a firearm on, a black Diamond Black .380 handgun, in his pocket. The gun was safely confiscated.
The driver was found to have a previous felon conviction while he was a juvenile in 2011. Whitfield was being held pending the posting of a $10,000 bond and will be back in court on July 17 for pre-trial before Judge Meghan Brundege, records show.