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Obese Texas inmate hides gun in his flabs of fat

Sat Aug 8, 2009 3:15 AM EDT
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This image provided by the Houston Police Department shows George Vera, 25, booking photo. Vera is charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility. The 500-pound man was searched during his arrest and again at a city jail and the county jail, but officers never found the weapon in his rolls of skin. Vera admitted having the gun during a shower break at the county jail. (AP Photo/Houston Police Department)

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HOUSTON — An obese inmate in Texas has been charged after officials learned he had a gun hidden under flabs of his own flesh.

Twenty-five-year-old George Vera was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility after he told a guard at the Harris County Jail about the unloaded 9mm pistol. The Houston Chronicle reported Thursday that Vera was originally arrested on charges of selling illegal copies of compact discs.

The 500-pound man was searched during his arrest and again at a city jail and the county jail, but officers never found the weapon in his rolls of skin. Vera admitted having the gun during a shower break at the county jail.

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Information from: Houston Chronicle, http://www.houstonchronicle.com

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zugbah-1110911

I bet you can't also see his thing underneath so small but with just in front of a mirror!!!! Lolol

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Reply#1 - Sat Aug 8, 2009 3:34 AM EDT
Jeff-393477

Maybe if they look close enough they will find Jimmy Hoffa.

  • 2 votes
Reply#2 - Sat Aug 8, 2009 8:21 AM EDT
Michelle-1263517

They say everything is bigger in Texas. lol

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Reply#3 - Sat Aug 8, 2009 9:02 AM EDT
Kokayi

When will people learn that selling bootleg discs can get you arrested.

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Reply#4 - Sat Aug 8, 2009 9:42 AM EDT
53M5

What the hell man? did you forget it was in there? or figure out after the fact that it wasn't loaded? now you've got not 1 but 2 third degree felonies.

    Reply#5 - Sat Aug 8, 2009 10:25 AM EDT
    captainchaos1974

    Maybe this guy who incedently looks like a woman should commision a search party to help him find his schlong and how in the world did the police miss the gun when he/she was booked into the jail but if I was the arresting officer I would'nt have wanted to do a thorough search either

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    Reply#6 - Sat Aug 8, 2009 10:32 AM EDT
    captainchaos1974

    This "guy" is so fat that when he lies on his back snow starts to fall around his belly button

      Reply#7 - Sat Aug 8, 2009 1:07 PM EDT
      pudd

      the jail guards are sooo.... lucky he gave it up to them and not sold inside the jail.....there should have been better searches done...this better be a wake up call for every officer everywhere...

        Reply#8 - Sat Aug 8, 2009 3:31 PM EDT
        Sick and Tired 1957

        Amen to that. He was picked up by HPD, taken to the HPD lockup and then transferred to the Harris County jail. Three people missed that one!

          #8.1 - Sat Aug 8, 2009 6:41 PM EDT
          I am a phoenix

          3 people, maybe more. but who would think to lift up rolls of fat, i don't blame them. at least now they know for next time

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          #8.2 - Sun Aug 9, 2009 2:24 PM EDT
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          captainchaos1974

          if this "dude" has a girlfriend i'll bet when she climbs on top of him her ears pop!!

            Reply#10 - Sat Aug 8, 2009 10:15 PM EDT
            Nan-813417

            Witnessed a morbidly obese patient in the ER coming in for noncompliant diabetes. She actually had twinkies and a sandwich hidden within her rolls.

            Sad, really. Would you want to search them?

              Reply#11 - Sun Aug 9, 2009 1:55 PM EDT
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