Police arrested a man with a tattoo of a gun on his forehead for unlawful possession of a firearm after he tried to toss the weapon away following a car accident. After Michael Vines was involved in a car crash in Greenville, South Carolina, responding firefighters saw him toss a loaded Smith and Wesson .38-caliber revolver into the grass.
The firefighters told police what they saw and cops recovered the revolver and took Vines into custody. Police discovered that Vines was prohibited from owning a weapon and arrested him for unlawful possession of a firearm. In a Facebook post, the Greenville Police Department joked about his tattoo, saying that "the real weapon was placed in property and evidence."
Michael Vines is federally prohibited from possessing a firearm, but it didn’t stop Vines from allegedly tossing a fully-loaded S&W .38-caliber revolver into the grass after a recent car wreck near the intersection of Green Avenue and Guess Street.Alert City of Greenville firefighters witnessed this and reported it to GPD officers who recovered a gun from the location. Vines has been charged with driving under a suspended license, driving too fast for conditions and unlawful carrying of a firearm. The real weapon was placed in property and evidence. #gvlpd
Police did not say if he had a previous criminal record or why he was banned from owning guns.
Vines is also facing charges of driving with a suspended license and driving too fast for conditions.
Photo: Greenville Police Department.