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Search Warrant Leads To Arrest Of Cantonment Man On Gun Charge
December 7, 2022
A Cantonment man is facing a gun charge after the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant.
William Ashton Cook, 21, was charged with possession of a firearm with an altered or removed serial number.
Acting on information that Cook “was in possession of a firearm possibly utilized in a murder,” the search warrant was served in the 3000 block of Vantage Road, according to an arrest report.
Deputies found Cook hiding in a bedroom closet. They located a Ruger 9 mm semi-automatic handgun with the serial number completely removed in a pickup truck next to the trailer home, the ECSO said. A stolen diesel air compressor was located in the wood line adjacent to the residence.
Cook was not charged with the alleged murder and not named as a suspect in a redacted arrest report. The ECSO said charges are pending for the stolen air compressor.
Further details on the alleged murder were not provided.
Cook was released from jail on a $5,000 bond.
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2 Responses to “Search Warrant Leads To Arrest Of Cantonment Man On Gun Charge”
Just wondering, what in the world would a young man be thinking about or planning to do with a firearm with a messed up serial number.
Love how he just has that look of UUUoooo i got caught