HAWTHORNE, CA—How many charges can one man get done up for a single handgun?
Rontae Dunn, 40, may be able to answer the above question owing to his recent arrest.
The Oxford Avenue, Hawthorne resident was apprehended on Sunday, October 19 at approximately 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Menlo Avenue and El Segundo Boulevard in Hawthorne. Police records indicated he was arrested near his residence which is a few blocks southwest of Hawthorne Municipal Airport.
Hawthorne police officers charged the man with no fewer than five weapons charges: carrying a concealed weapon on one’s person (25400(A)2PC), carrying a loaded firearm (25850(A)PC; owning and/or possessing a firearm (29800(A)1PC); owning and/or possessing a firearm 10 years after a conviction (29805PC); and owning/possessing a firearm within a vehicle (2990(A)1PC.
Two weeks ago Dunn was arrested on a failure to appear after written promise charge (853.7).
The total bail was set at $245,000, with each charge being set at $35,000 each.
It was not stated in police records what the model of the firearm was.
