Posted: Monday, August 22, 2016. 6:27 p.m. CST.
By BBN Staff: Peter Portillo Jr., 28, has been formally arrested and charged for the crime of ‘keeping a firearm without a gun license’.
Police reports are that on August 21 sometime between noon, officers were conducting patrol when their attention was drawn to Portillo where a search was conducted on him.
While conducting the search police discovered 1 silver .38 Smith & Wesson revolver with serial number BSD 2082, a black hand grip and five .38 live rounds.
Portillo couldn’t produce a firearm license and was formally arrested and charged for the offence.
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