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Man Found In Possession Of Drugs, Loaded Handgun In Hicksville, Police Say

A man was charged after authorities said he was found in possession of drugs and a loaded handgun during an investigation on Long Island.

A man was charged after authorities said he was found in possession of drugs and a loaded handgun during an investigation in Hicksville.

A man was charged after authorities said he was found in possession of drugs and a loaded handgun during an investigation in Hicksville.

Photo Credit: Nassau County Police Department
Eugene Hicks

Eugene Hicks

Photo Credit: Nassau County Police Department

Eugene Hicks, of North Carolina, was arrested in Hicksville at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Nassau County Police Department reported.

Officers were conducting an investigation in the parking lot of 828 South Oyster Bay Road and approached a parked 2016 Chevrolet pickup truck, police said. 

Hicks exited the pickup truck and the officers saw a knife in his pocket, NCPD said.

Police recovered the knife and found that Hicks was also in possession of a loaded 9mm Smith and Wesson handgun and an unlabeled orange pill bottle, authorities reported.

Police said the pill bottle contained the following:

  • Thirteen yellow capsule-shaped pills believed to be Tramadol Hydrochloride
  • Four white round pills believed to be Acetaminophen and Oxycodone Hydrochloride
  • Two white capsule-shaped pills believed to be Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate
  • One blue rectangular pill believed to be Alprazolam

NCPD said Hicks was charged with:

  • Criminal possession of a firearm
  • Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
  • Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon
  • Fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon
  • Four counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance

His arraignment was scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 25, police said.

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