Vicksburg teenager jailed over second gun-related charge

Published 12:02 pm Thursday, September 9, 2010

A Vicksburg teen arrested in January for giving a school bus passenger a gun has been arrested again, this time for having a stolen weapon.

Julius D. Mobley, 18, 4900 Rollingwood Estate Circle, was arrested at his home by Warren County deputies after being interviewed on an unrelated matter, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said.

Deputies noticed a handgun during the interview at the home and, after a check, found it had been stolen, Pace said.

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Mobley was being held without bond in the Warren County Jail today, charged with possession of a stolen firearm.

At the time of the arrest, he was free on a $5,000 bond on the January charge that resulted in an indictment in May by the Warren County grand jury.

The gun recovered Tuesday had been reported stolen June 3 from a car in the 600 block of Valley Moon Road.

In the January incident, a student who was not identified because she was a minor was accused of using a cell phone to call Mobley and ask him to meet her at a bus stop with a gun, which she took onto the Vicksburg Warrren School District bus. Officials said then the girl had argued with another bus rider.

The girl’s case was handled by the Warren County Youth Court and remains private because of her age.