Kayon Lashawn Anderson

A vehicle came to officer's attention due to the tint appearing darker than the legal limit. Officers initiated a traffic stop and approached the vehicle. At the vehicle, officers observed three occupants, KAYON LASHAWN ANDERSON ([DOB redacted]), being in the front passenger seat. Officers smell a strong odor of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle and observed the presence of smoke in the air inside the car. The driver of the vehicle provided officers with a tie-off bag containing a green leafy substance, later identified to be 6.06 grams of Marijuana.

A K-9 Officer certified in patrol work and firearms detection was utilized and exhibited behavior consistent with him attempting to locate the odor source. The K-9 Officer focused his attention on the black backpack located on the front passenger side floorboard and the third row of the vehicle. Officers conducted a search of the vehicle and located black Glock 19 handgun with an extended magazine underneath the third-row seat. Officers observed there to be a round in the chamber. In a post Miranda interview, ANDERSON advised the handgun belonged to him and was able to accurately describe it as a Glock 19 with approximately 30 round magazine located under the back seat of the vehicle.

Officers confirmed ANDERSON does not have a permit to carry. ANDERSON has a prior conviction for carrying a pistol without a permit (••-CR-••-••••, convicted on August 7, 2025).