ST. PAUL(WJON News)  – A Brooklyn Park man has pleaded guilty to having a gun as a felon.

According to court documents, on July 27, 2022, 34-year-old Tyrone White was in possession of a Springfield Hellcat 9mm semi-automatic pistol while driving in Brooklyn Center.

Officers of the Minneapolis Police Department found the gun when they searched White’s vehicle during a search warrant.

Officers also recovered from the vehicle a black bag containing a pill bottle with eight methamphetamine pills, and baggies of fentanyl with a total weight of approximately 2.5 grams.

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Because White has multiple prior felony convictions in Hennepin and Goodhue Counties, he is prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition at any time.

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