The niece went in to ask him if he was getting back into the car, he said no, she went back and Carter left with the kids.

A Columbia County Sheriff’s deputy pulled Carter over as she was driving on the interstate near Highway 60. During the stop, the deputy found a loaded 9mm Smith and Wesson in the glove compartment.

The deputy also found the receipt showing that the gun had been purchased from a Gary sporting goods store the previous Friday.

When an officer asked the 15-year-old about the situation, she told him that the two adults had been arguing and Carter went to the trunk to get the gun, which was still in its box. The argument, the girl said, had been about the man texting something, and that when Carter asked about it, he responded, “Don’t worry about it,” followed by him telling her it wasn’t her business and calling her “bitch.”

“(Carter) stated that she did not want to be talked to in the fashion that he had and that was why she left him there,” the complaint said of the girl’s testimony.