(Houston Police Department)
HOUSTON — An obese inmate in Texas has been charged after officials
learned he had a gun hidden under flabs of his own flesh. George Vera, 25, 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. He was released on $10,000 bail.
The incident came just days after the county lockup at 1200 Baker
passed a surprise inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.