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Cantonment Man Facing Drug, Concealed Weapon Charges
March 9, 2020
A Cantonment man is facing drug and concealed weapon charges after law enforcement made contact with him on a dirt path near Perdido Bay.
Adam Joseph Hammac, 28, was charged with carrying a concealed firearm, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription (methamphetamine), possession of a marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer and an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy made contact with Hammac after dark on a dirt path between Lillian Highway and Perdido Bay.
Hammac had a semi-automatic handgun in his front waistband and an additional firearm magazine in his front pocket but does not have a concealed carry permit, according to an arrest report. He also had a plastic marijuana pipe and bag of marijuana on his person, and methamphetamine, marijuana, glass pipes and syringes in this vehicle, the report states.
Hammac was released from the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $3,000.
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With reports like this, as a former Navy LEO, I am always curious why ‘law enforcement made contact with him’. Was it the ‘Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer’ saw the firearm handle ‘in his front waistband’, or saw the impression of a firearm under clothing, or observed the use of drugs – or erratic? Or, was this follow up on a reported complaint about drugs or a report of the ’sight of a firearm’ or impression under clothing?
“Florida Statute 790.25 (3)(h) permits the use and possession of a firearm while engaged in fishing, camping, target shooting, or hunting or going to and from lawful hunting, fishing, target shooting or camping expeditions.” If the firearm was visible from the waistband it by definition would not be ‘concealed’. I hope the charge for concealment is not a claim the magazine was the concealed firearm (a magazine is not a firearm by any reasonable definition). If the firearm was concealed how did the officers know it was a firearm and not any number of objects that are similarly shaped? I hope they didn’t just assume it was and ask to see a permit. That would be colossal intrusion into the lives of law abiding citizens who do have a permit and lawfully carry concealed, or open carry within the limits of the State law. It’s especially interesting in this case with ‘a dirt road’ dirt path near Perdido Bay’ and ‘A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer’ mentioned in the report.
I wonder if the meth and other charges will get tossed out as ‘fruit of the poisonous tree’ if it is found there was no ‘concealed weapon’ (if it was visible in his front waistband). If so, that would be a colossal waste of tax payer money and time.