Orlando Police Officer Rod Johnson was patrolling West Orlando when he saw Lamont Snell out front of the Lewis Apartments on West Church Street acting suspiciously. Officer Johnson parked his unmarked police car a short distance away to try to "spook" Snell into leaving the area.

It was then that Snell allegedly removed the lid of a nearby trashcan, pulled out a handgun, slipped it in his pocket, and walked directly toward the car. Snell couldn't have seen Johnson through the darkly tinted windows. "He either thought I was going to rob him or that he was going to sell me some dope and then rob me," Johnson reported. Johnson then radioed for back up before exiting his car with gun drawn and telling Snell to drop his gun and get on the ground.

Snell reportedly ran from Officer Johnson but only made it a block before he was caught. Snell has been previously convicted of five felonies and in this case has been charged with carrying a concealed firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and resisting arrest without violence.

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