Willie Lonzie Jones Jr. of the 100 block of Zelkova, Fayetteville, Georgia was found with the unlicensed gun at a northbound weighting station along the highway and 9:30 a.m. on Mar. 23, according to a release by the Newberry Township police department.
The 35-year-old was arrested and charged with a felony Firearms Not To Be Carried without a License and a summary offense of restrictions on alcoholic beverages, police say and court records confirm.
He was held in the York County Prison until he post $10,000 in bail on Mar. 28, court records show.
His preliminary has been scheduled before the Honorable Judge Harry M. Ness at 9 a.m. on June, 10, according to his court docket.
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