PANAMA CITY — Two men have been arrested on charges of narcotics and firearm possession outside a local gentleman’s club, Panama City Police Department officials announced Monday.
Investigators of the PCPD Street Crimes Unit arrested Petetrick L. Browning, 22, and David C. Adkins, 31, Sunday at about 3:30 a.m. near Bambi’s Dollhouse, 2913 E. 5th Street. Investigators were conducting a security check in the area when they observed several people loitering around a Chevy Camaro that was parked in front of a vacant property clearly marked as a tow-away zone. During their investigation, police found marijuana and a Walther PPK firearm, PCPD reported.
The firearm was reported stolen out of the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Browning, a resident of Lynn Haven and a convicted felon, was arrested for an active warrant and additionally charged with felon in possession of a firearm, felon in possession of ammunition, tampering with evidence, possession of marijuana less than 20 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia. Adkins, of California, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and tampering with evidence, police reported.
Both men were subsequently taken to the Bay County Jail for their charges.