Gainesville Police arrested a local man Tuesday night for threatening a group of people with a gun and hiding marijuana in his underwear.
Officers arrested 22-year-old Tarris Cox on charges of aggravated assault, possession of a concealed weapon and possession of marijuana with intent to sell within 1,000 feet of a public place, according to an arrest report. Cox’s friend Travon Stophon Graham was arrested on battery charges.
At about 10 p.m., Graham, 20, got in a fight with another man in the 1900 block of Southeast Fourth Street. He punched the man’s girlfriend while she was trying to break up the fight, according to the report.
After the fight, Cox arrived in a pickup truck with a group of men and approached the house. He lifted his sweatshirt to show a silver handgun tucked in his waistband.
According to the report, Cox then said, “I got that fire! … I ain’t gonna let anyone run up on my boys … I’ll shoot you!”
Cox and Graham went to a nearby apartment, where they were later confronted by police. During the investigation, Cox consented to a search, and the officer felt an “unfamiliar bulge” near Cox’s crotch, according to the report.
The officer pulled two bags of marijuana from Cox’s underwear. According to the report, the bags, containing a total of 19.6 grams, were individually packed for sale.
Officers booked Cox and Graham into the jail. Graham was released after meeting bond, and Cox remained.
[A version of this story ran on page 4 on 4/17/2014 under the headline "Another local arrested with weed in underwear"]
