Paris Police Officers responded to a disturbance on Friday evening at 7:29 PM in the 1400 block of SE 6th, involving a firearm.
Upon arrival, they encountered the suspect, identified as 37-year-old Michael Clark Sikes who was in a vehicle at the scene. Following a search of Sikes' vehicle, officers discovered marijuana.
A witness informed authorities that Sikes had discarded a firearm into the bushes. Subsequently, officers recovered a handgun from the bushes, which had been reported stolen in 2018.
Sikes was then placed under arrest and charged with Possession of Marijuana and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
