Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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Gwinnett Daily Post
LAWRENCEVILLE - A Snellville woman found out the hard way what most of us already know: Citizens cannot carry firearms - especially concealed ones - into government buildings.
Gwinnett County sheriff's deputies arrested 45-year-old Blanche Maxwell at about 10 a.m. Tuesday when she reportedly tried to sneak a loaded .380-caliber handgun into the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. The pistol was detected, authorities said, in Maxwell's purse as it went through the X-ray machine. An individual accompanying Maxwell, Anel Gonzalez-Flores - aka Anel Fluentes - was also taken into custody for outstanding probation violation warrants. It is unclear whether authorities believe Maxwell knew the pistol was in her purse. An e-mail sent to the sheriff's department was not immediately returned Tuesday. Online court records do not show that either subject had a court hearing scheduled. Maxwell is being held at the Gwinnett County Jail on charges of carrying a concealed weapon, carrying a weapon to a public gathering and carrying a weapon without a permit.More like this story
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