Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputies arrest a man with a stolen handgun

Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputies arrest a man with a stolen handgun

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man with a stolen handgun.

The arrest happened on January 29th 2019.

Deputies say a patrolling deputy spotted the man near Rocky Creek Road and Bloomfield Road.  The suspect passed him in a Mercury Grand Marquis with a busted window.

The deputy initiated a traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle was 19-year-old Nolan Marquis Flint Jr of Macon.

The deputy approached the vehicle. and saw Flint shove something into the rear of the car’s passenger floorboard.  The deputy located a 9mm semi-auto pistol under the passenger seat floor board.

The Bibb Sheriff’s Office listed the gun as stolen out of Macon.

Deputies say they also found two bottles of Lortab pills, non labeled bottles, totaling 116 pills.

Flint was taken to the Bibb County Jail. He’s charged with Theft By Receiving Stolen Property Felony And Possession Of Schedule II Controlled Substance.

Flint was released on a $7,900 bond.

If you have information about this incident, Please call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500. You can also call Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME.