A Clermont teen was arrested for weapon possession after his stepfather found he was 3D printing firearms.
The 16-year-old male, whose title 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 line 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 fuel station car parking zone with firearms in his possession. No firearms have been discovered at the moment, although, the report mentioned.
The complainant continued to say that when the juvenile got here residence, he questioned him concerning the incident and if he had firearms. The juvenile admitted he had firearms that he produced from his 3D printer and that he ordered components on-line to make them utterly purposeful, the report mentioned.
The complainant proceeded to go looking the juvenile’s car and located an AR-15 type rifle within the backseat. The juvenile then admitted to a number of different handguns that he had hidden in his bed room and car. Two 9mm handguns have been situated in his middle console space, and three further handguns have been present in his bed room, the report mentioned.
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 may make them distinctive colours and sizes. It was one among his hobbies, the report mentioned.
The deputy later noticed the 2 firearms within the juvenile’s car, 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 below 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 quick barrel rifle measuring about 10 inches, the report mentioned.
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.