COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Pickerington man is accused of giving a 15-year-old boy a gun to have on his person during Red, White & BOOM!
At 8 p.m., Columbus Division of Police officers were notified of someone at Berliner Park threatening another person with a firearm.
Officers found the 15-year-old boy and 21-year-old Ryan Chambers standing next to a pickup truck. Police patted the teen down and felt a “non-anatomical bulge” in the juvenile’s front pocket, according to court records.
Officers recovered a Smith and Wesson M&P Shield pistol from the teen.
Chambers told police that the firearm belonged to him. He was arrested and charged with improperly furnishing a firearm to a minor.
Chambers is currently being held at the Franklin County Corrections Center at Jackson Pike.