Evansville police have arrested a man they say was carrying illegal drugs and gun parts. WNIN’s John Gibson has details:
The EPD says officers saw a man walking along Judson Street with an assault-style rifle magazine.
Investigators say he placed a backpack inside a gas station and left it there.
Officers say the bag contained a large bag of suspected marijuana, small empty baggies, rifle parts, and bullets.
Police say the man identified as 25-year-old Ellis Barnes ran from officers who lost sight of him in the 300 block of Sweetser Avenue.
The EPD says officers eventually located Barnes and took him into custody.
He faces charges of dealing a controlled substance and resisting law enforcement.