2 Arrested at Traffic Checkpoint After Deputies Recover Stolen Firearm

2 arrested at traffic checkpoint after deputies recover stolen firearm

A stolen firearm recovered during a traffic checkpoint in Soso led to the arrests of two men after neither claimed ownership of the weapon, according to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department.

Investigation Leads to Stolen Firearm

An ongoing stolen property investigation led to the arrest of a Chadbourn area man on firearm and theft charges. Nicky Delane Blackwell, 54, ofm1663 Bee Tree Lane, was held under a secured bond, according to detention center reports. He faces two counts of possession of stolen property and a stolen firearm; felony conspiracy, and altering a firearm serial number. Detectives from the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on B…