Washington, Sep. 27 (ANI): Federal authorities have arrested an eastern Kentucky man for allegedly running through a roadblock in northern Kentucky carrying multiple firearms during President Barack Obama's visit to Cincinnati this month.
A federal criminal complaint said Kerry T. Prater of West Liberty had three weapons, and at least 500 rounds of ammunition, when he ran through an Erlanger police roadblock on September 17.
Obama's motorcade had passed through northern Kentucky that day on the way to Cincinnati.
The complaint, written by Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Agent Ronald Young, said Prater has a lengthy criminal history and had been previously declared mentally ill.
According to Fox News, the suspect ran through the roadblock and was forced off the road by an Erlanger police officer, Young wrote.
"Prater refused to exit the vehicle and (the officer) removed him from the vehicle," Young wrote.
After Prater got out of the car, the police officer saw a partially concealed .38 caliber revolver on the front passenger floorboard, Young added.
The officer then found a .223 caliber rifle hidden under a towel on the rear floorboard with four loaded magazines and 500 additional rounds of ammunition, Young wrote, adding that a search of Prater's car turned up a third revolver as well.
Erlanger Police initially arrested Prater and held him in the Kenton County Jail on three counts of carrying a concealed deadly weapon and fleeing.
A subsequent investigation on Prater's criminal history found that he has served a six-month jail for assault, a short jail sentence for menacing, a 60-day suspended sentence for harassment, a 60-day suspended jail sentence for assault of a family member, a one-year suspended sentence for carrying a concealed deadly weapon and several orders from judges barring Prater from carrying firearms. (ANI)
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