A Clermont teen was arrested for weapon possession after his stepfather found he was 3D printing firearms.
The 16-year-old male, whose identify is being withheld as a result of he’s a juvenile, was charged with possession of a brief barrel rifle and 5 counts of possession of a firearm by a minor earlier this week.
A deputy responded to an undisclosed Clermont residence concerning a juvenile with a firearm round 10:32 p.m. Tuesday, in accordance with an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Upon arrival, the deputy spoke with the complainant who suggested that his stepson had been concerned in an incident that day. The Clermont Police Division had responded to the juvenile’s pals calling in to say that he was in a gasoline station parking zone with firearms in his possession. No firearms have been discovered at the moment, although, the report stated.
The complainant continued to say that when the juvenile got here dwelling, he questioned him in regards to the incident and if he had firearms. The juvenile admitted he had firearms that he constructed from his 3D printer and that he ordered components on-line to make them fully useful, the report stated.
The complainant proceeded to go looking the juvenile’s automobile and located an AR-15 model rifle within the backseat. The juvenile then admitted to a number of different handguns that he had hidden in his bed room and automobile. Two 9mm handguns have been situated in his middle console space, and three extra handguns have been present in his bed room, the report stated.
Whereas talking with the juvenile, he suggested that he loved accumulating firearms for the aim of searching and goal taking pictures. He loved 3D printing the firearm frames as a result of he might make them distinctive colours and sizes. It was one in all his hobbies, the report stated.
The deputy later noticed the 2 firearms within the juvenile’s automobile, which the report famous have been each loaded with 9mm magazines. He additionally noticed the three firearms within the bed room. One was hidden in a dresser drawer beneath his clothes, one was within the nightstand subsequent to his mattress and the final was in a field above his closet. This additionally contained a number of gun components, ammunition and magazines. The deputy additionally noticed the brief barrel rifle measuring about 10 inches, the report stated.
The deputy returned to the residence the following day with a search warrant and arrested the juvenile. He was transported to the Lake County Jail with out bond.