Police: Intoxicated man found lying on top of a shotgun

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BRIDGEPORT — A convicted felon was arrested after officers found him lying on top of a shotgun, police said Sunday.

Overnight Saturday into Sunday, police responded to an area on Cleveland Avenue for a report of an intoxicated person lying on the sidewalk.

The man was on top of an unloaded shotgun, police said.

The suspect, later identified as 30-year-old Taron Johnson, was found to be a convicted felon and was placed under arrest.

Officers took Johnson to the hospital to be treated, then to booking for processing. His charges were not immediately available Sunday afternoon.

Court records showed Johnson is expected in court on June 27 to enter a plea on charges of disorderly conduct, third-degree assault and interfering with an officer/resisting arrest from an incident on April 17.

He is also expected in court on July 18 on a charge from March 1 of possession of less than half an ounce of cannabis.