30 year-old Jackie Carter of Hilo was arrested and charged following a vehicle stop in Hilo.

According to police, following the execution of a search warrant on the vehicle Carter was operating, officers recovered a Remington bolt action rifle and live .243 ammunition.

Carter is charged with Ownership or Possession of a Firearm Prohibited, Ownership or Possession of Ammunition Prohibited, Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree (possess any amount of methamphetamine), Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree (possess any amount of oxycodone hydrochloride), Promoting a Harmful Drug in the Fourth Degree (possess any amount of alprazolam), Driving Without a License, and No No-Fault Insurance. Ownership or Possession Prohibited, as charged in this case, and Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree, are all class C felony offenses which carry a penalty of a five-year prison term or four years probation and up twelve months in jail.

The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Soong.

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