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4 days ago
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Felon in Duplin County arrested for drug and weapon charges
DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — A felon in Duplin County was arrested after officials found drugs and guns during a traffic stop. On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, deputies with the Duplin County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division stopped a vehicle on NC HWY 24 near Blizzardtown Road in Duplin County, which was being driven by Joshua Lee Pickle, 34, of Beaufort N.C. Deputies discovered that Pickle had an outstanding felony drug warrant from Carteret County, N.C. and was then placed under arrest. Officials searched Pickle's vehicle, which led to the discovery of a .22 caliber handgun, a fully operational MAC-11 machine gun, two disassembled MAC-11 machine guns, a 9mm handgun, .22 caliber ammunition, methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Pickle was charged with multiple felony drug and weapons charges in addition to the outstanding felony warrant. The passenger in the vehicle, Morgan Bistritz, 30, of Otway, N.C. was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Pickle and Bistritz were placed in the Duplin County Jail under no bond due to already being out on bond for other unrelated charges. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
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Tacoma DUI stop leads police to MAC-11 submachine gun
This story was originally published on A DUI stop in Tacoma led to the seizure of a MAC-11 submachine gun, the Tacoma Police Department (TPD) reported. Officers pulled a driver over for speeding and suspected impairment. 'Upon contacting the driver, officers quickly became concerned due to his erratic behavior and alarming statements,' police stated in a Facebook post. 'The driver, a convicted felon currently out on bail for burglary and subject to multiple protection orders, admitted to recent methamphetamine use and made disturbing comments about being radicalized and possessing a firearm.' In police body camera footage included in the post, the man admitted to having a MAC-11 in the car. Officers recovered that weapon and others from the vehicle. 'I'll be under the influence, I can't recall like what I've been doing, but when I smoke meth I just sit there for like 10 hours,' the man said on the video. 'And it's like I'm just being sexually assaulted, and I feel like I'm being radicalized to go on a mass shooting. Hence the gun in the car.' Officers subsequently obtained a search warrant for the driver's home after concerns about his mental state and the possibility of additional weapons. Police found more firearms and an abundance of ammunition, TPD stated. The man was booked into the Pierce County Jail on seven counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, and DUI.
