Lomax was clocked doing 80 mph in a 55-mph zone on Loop 10, the police report stated. After pulling Lomax over, the police asked if there were weapons in the vehicle.He's taking his situation / punishment like a man. All of that said, I'm pretty sure that he caught a massive break by not getting in trouble like this on campus. I'm pretty sure that you can't have firearms on campus period. So in a way, he dodged a bullet.
Lomax said there was an unloaded handgun under the driver's seat. The police searched the vehicle and found a Glock 40. Lomax was arrested and taken to jail. He posted a $3,000 bond and was released at 1:30 a.m.
"I thought you could have a gun without a clip in it in the car," Lomax said. "But the Georgia law says it has to be in the glove compartment and can't be under the seat."
Lomax called Athens-Clarke County police later Wednesday to explain the situation again and apologize.
"They were just doing their job," Lomax said. "I am not mad or upset with them. It was just my mistake. I thought one thing and it was another. I am mainly just frustrated with myself."
Lomax said he had the gun because he considers some of the places he travels through between Athens and his home in Jonesboro as unsafe. (Emphasis added)
I still don't know of / nor have I ever met a white person who has been asked the question about weapons during a routine traffic stop. But that's neither here nor there.
PWD
