19-year-old man wrapped P90 machine gun in towel directly beneath 11-month-old child sitting in car seat: Police

Inset: Angel Cruz Garcia (Orlando Police Department). Background: Police assemblage camera footage shows a kid successful a car spot supra which authorities accidental laic a weapon (Orlando Police Department).

A 19-year-old antheral was arrested aft Florida authorities accidental they recovered a P90 instrumentality weapon wrapped successful a towel conscionable beneath an 11-month-old kid sitting successful a car seat.

Angel Cruz Garcia was charged with possession of a concealed firearm by a juvenile delinquent and possession of little than 20 grams of cannabis, the Orlando Police Department announced.

On Oct. 1 astatine astir 1:05 a.m., constabulary said officers pulled implicit a conveyance successful the country of South Goldenrod Road and Hoffner Avenue successful Orlando. Body camera footage provided by the section shows the suspect successful the driver's spot and the kid successful the backmost of the SUV.

Police said they had probable origin to hunt the vehicle, though it is presently unclear what that probable origin was. The video shows officers detaining Garcia and past checking connected the child.

Authorities did not enactment immoderate injuries to the infant. However, erstwhile officers were looking successful the backmost of the vehicle, they noticed something: a ample instrumentality gun.

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Police said the firearm was a achromatic FN Herstal P90, which the institution describes arsenic "a compact, lightweight limb with a mag capableness of 50 cartridges." According to the assemblage camera footage, it appeared to beryllium wrapped successful a formation towel straight beneath the child's car seat.

Records reviewed by determination NBC affiliate WESH amusement Garcia was convicted erstwhile helium was a minor, prohibiting him from possessing firearms.

In the existent case, helium was arrested and charged and has since bonded retired of jail.

Police did not enactment the defendant's narration with the child.

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