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PPD Arrests Cantonment Man On Drug and Weapons Charges
August 28, 2024
The Pensacola Police Department recently arrested on Cantonment man on drug and weapon charges.
William Austin Thomann, 27, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on a $9,500 bond.
A Pensacola Police Department officer got behind Thomann on Creighton Road and followed him to residence on house on Elaine Circle before initiating a traffic stop.
Thomann was extremely nervous, according to an arrest report, and admitted to not wearing a seat belt. An officer noted the faint smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle that was mostly masked by the “overwhelming smell of cigarette smoke.
Thomann claimed to have a medical marijuana card, but police said he could not produce it.
PPD said a search of the vehicle turned up 20 oxycodone pills, 16 grams of marijuana, a small glass pipe with residue, and 9mm semi-automatic handgun with a loaded 12-round magazine and one round in the chamber.
Police said the items were found wrapped in a shoebox for black Adidas size 11 tennis shoes.
“This was the same shoe the suspect wore on scene,” the report states.
Court records indicate Thomann has a prior third degree felony narcotics conviction.
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12 Responses to “PPD Arrests Cantonment Man On Drug and Weapons Charges”
I have a CC permit, TWIC and merchant marine documents, all require background checks, last two pistols that I purchased required background checks, even with all the checks that I go through, still took several hours
@Everyone
Y’all are all mistaken. Retailers are required to perform a background check for any firearm sales, but private sellers are not.
Jb It takes less time to research the actual laws of your state than it did for you to write that nonsense. It is your responsibility to know your state laws. The Calvary is not coming to save you. It will be us, the lawful gun owners.
@Just listening,
I guess you missed the part about innocent until proven guilty, huh? Sheesh
jb, you clearly have never purchased a firearm in FL. If a person doesn’t have a concealed carry permit, then a background check with 3 day wait period is required.
@Guns
Where do you think felons get firearms?
Reducing the supply of firearms that make their way to the black market makes it significantly harder for felons to get access to guns.
@jb….where are there no background checks to purchase a firearm? I’m not sure where you are but in Florida, for a LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, a state and Federal background check is REQUIRED! A background wouldn’t have been done on this CONVICTED FELON and recipient of past drug offenses… the 2nd Amendment says that everyone…LAW ABIDING CITIZENS…Have the RIGHT to bear arms! The laws says people like this fella CANNOT possess a firearm. It doesn’t matter who is in office. We, LAW ABIDING CITIZENS have THAT RIGHT! Your spewing of hatred and bringing up politics in this shows you are oblivious to what the Constitution and Law says…I could go on and on with you about the rest of your content but you don’t seem like the type to have the ability to listen to both sides without you having a meltdown. Now, I’m in no way putting you down nor am I bashing you for your views. I just hope that you can remove the hatred from your vision and understand the laws and EXACTLY what the constitution says…I hope you have a very BLESSED day…I will not respond to your comments afterwards here. I said my piece on this.
Jb. I have bought many guns,at gun shows and dealers. Every time I have had a background check done. Wherever your getting your information, your being misinformed.
well since there is zero background check-and you can buy any kind of gun just as easy as a pair of expensive shoes–what did you expect???? and it will only get worse because the second amendment says EVERYONE can have a gun–well your loser governor should be happy and so should the republicans that fight harder for that then their wives and daughter’s body or the right to vote!! explanation required
I am beginning to think the number of felons carrying firearms as a percentage of all felons is higher than their non-felon citizens. One should be able to easily conclude gun laws only affect law abiding citizens.
The PPD might as well patted him on the back and told him you shouldn’t do stuff like this. He probably had bail money in his pocket.
Our Judges think that he is in the system now and he will get his punishment in court. Never mind all the damage a person doing stuff like this can do awaiting court. And no telling what lies he can come up with during this time. The waste of public money paying high salaries to court appointed lawyers etc. Not to even mention the public money spent housing druggies like this during trial. Let’s just cut out these middle men and have a police magistrate hand down a minimal of one year for the simplest of crimes as soon as they land in jail. And up to life if the magistrate has had a bad day. No questions ask after his decision.
It’s just a vicious public money waste cycles.
And he was released on a $9500.00 bond, that’s marvelous!