Cantonment Man Enters Plea On Courthouse Weapons Charge

April 18, 2011

A 53-year old Cantonment man has pleaded no contest to lesser charges after allegedly brought a gun into the Escambia County courthouse late last year.

Perry Gray Jr., 54, was charged December 28 with carrying a concealed weapon, a third degree felony. But he entered a not contest plea recently to improper exhibition of a firearm, a first-degree misdemeanor. Adjudication was withheld by Judge Joel Boles.

If Gray successfully completes a pretrial program, the charge will be dismissed.

The gun was found in a pouch on a wheelchair being used by Gray. He told deputies that he forgot about the gun.

The court also ordered that Gray’s gun be returned to him.

Comments

4 Responses to “Cantonment Man Enters Plea On Courthouse Weapons Charge”

  1. jeeperman on April 20th, 2011 4:13 pm

    No felony
    Never convicted
    Not in Escambia anyways.

  2. JimD on April 19th, 2011 4:32 pm

    How can a person with a felony record still have the right to carry a conceled weapon? Something is wrong with this picture. If you have a felony, reguardless of the situation, you should loose rights, if you are allowed back into society.

  3. Jimmy Carter on April 19th, 2011 12:12 pm

    Glad to see some common sense and discretion being used in this matter.

  4. jeeperman on April 18th, 2011 4:47 pm

    There is more to this story.
    Evidently he had the proper permits to have the gun concealed.
    He just made the mistake of having it with him when going into the courthouse.

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