A teen with a loaded gun tucked in his waistband was arrested with drugs in Wildwood.
Joseph Janzel Lopez, 18, of Ocala, was driving a red Cadillac shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 301 at County Road 114 when he was pulled over, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. A K-9 alerted on the vehicle, prompting a search.
Lopez had concealed under his shirt a loaded Glock 43 handgun. In addition, the search of the vehicle turned up a THC oil vape pen and an unsmoked sativa cigarette that tested positive for marijuana.
The Tennessee native was arrested on charges of unlawful carry of a concealed weapon, possession of marijuana and possession of drug equipment. He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center.
