Florida Friday: Felon calls cops to report stolen gun

Jimmy Dewayne Whipple, 47, of Port Charlotte called deputies to report a stolen firearm on Tuesday, deputies learned he was a convicted felon and thus prohibited from possessing guns, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office reported.


They also found pot, grinders, a pipe and a pill bottle with pills he didn't have a prescription for.



Sun-Sentinel reports that Whipple was charged with possession of firearms by a convicted felon, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and possession of drugs without a prescription.