Crime & Safety
Alpharetta Police Find Pistols in Car Driven by Convicted Felon
The following arrest information was supplied by the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. It does not indicate a conviction.
found two guns inside a car they found along with two men and ended up making arrests for carrying a concealed weapon, receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
An Alpharetta officer patrolling behind a business on Old Milton Parkway on Dec. 18 at 8:13 p.m. When he pulled up, it appeared the engine was running but the car's lights were off. He pointed his spotlight at the car, but could not see anyone in it. However, as he pulled behind it, two people popped up inside the car.
The driver told the officer he stopped to put oil in his car, despite it being dark there and a well-lit gas station being located 300 yards away.
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When asked, the driver said no weapons or drugs were in the car. A police dog, however, told a different story when it alerted his partner to the odor of drugs. Looking inside the car, the officer spotted a pistol shoved up under the driver's seat in plain view. A search of the car turned up some marijuana, many rubber gloves, a black ski mask and another pistol under the driver's seat. Both guns were loaded.
Major Brounson Jr., 25, of Riverdale was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Joshua N. Aponte, 18 of Alpharetta, was charged with theft by receiving stolen property, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.
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Driver Cited for Road Road on GA 400
Road rage reared its ugly head on GA 400 recently, with a driver of a Ford Expedition said to have attempted to run another car off the road.
Alpharetta police responded to the call on Dec. 17 when a motorist told dispatch the Expedition was flashing its lights and trying to run him and his kids off the road.
When an officer approached the section of southbound GA 400 where the Expedition was traveling, he saw it cross all lanes of traffic starting from the median, cutting in front of several other drivers before speeding off.
The officer followed the vehicle off GA 400 at Mansell Road, where he stopped him. The 21-year-old Atlanta man driving the Expedition was cited for reckless driving and aggresive driving. The driver said he was only driving 75 mph. The speed limit on that section of GA 400 is 65 mph.
For questions about this blotter, email Bob Pepalis.
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