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21-year-old Benjamin William Ervin
(KAIR)--An Atchison man is behind bars following two separate arrests on illegal weapon possession charges and theft.
21-year-old Benjamin W. Ervin was arrested by Atchison Police Tuesday after allegedly attempting a theft at a local gun store.
“When he was in the local gun shop, he removed a hand gun from an enclosed case and concealed it on his person,” said Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson. “He did not leave the store with it, so it was attempted theft.”
Wilson said it was also determined he possessed a separate gun while in the store that belonged to an associate of his. Due to his criminal history, it was illegal for him to possess a weapon.
In that arrest, he was charged with possession of a weapon by a felon and attempted theft.
But charges don’t end there for Ervin.
According to Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie, he was arrested by county deputies the same day.
Laurie said Ervin allegedly attempted to sell a firearm to an undercover Atchison County Sheriff’s Deputy at 17349 Country Club Road in Atchison County.
He arranged the sale over the telephone and was taken into custody shortly after making the call.
In that case, he faces two counts of a felon in possession of a firearm as two guns were found on him during the arrest.
He was booked into the Atchison County Jail where he remains held without bond.
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