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53 Guns Found In Bowie Man's Truck After DUI Arrest

GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) -- A Bowie man arrested in Glen Burnie on DUI charges was also found with 53 guns in his truck, police said.

According to Anne Arundel County Police, 47-year-old Thomas Christian Scheber of the 15000 block of Pointer Ridge Drive, was charged with 16 counts of having a handgun in a vehicle and three counts of having a loaded handgun.

SCHEBER, THOMAS CHRISTIAN
Anne Arundel County Police

Police said the charges are all misdemeanors and the guns were legally-owned.

Scheber was pulled over around 2 a.m. Monday, after his red F-150 was seen speeding on Crain Highway.

According to police, he failed a sobriety test and was arrested for driving under the influence.

That's when police searched the truck and found the man's rifles, shotguns and handguns.

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