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Gun found in waistband of man being booked into Iowa jail

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January 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Officials say an officer found a loaded gun in the waistband of a man being booked into the Polk County Jail. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that the incident began late Wednesday night as 25-year-old John Steven Hansen was being booked into the jail on a harassment charge. Officials say that when Hansen was brought to the jail by Des Moines police, he was immediately searched by a Polk County detention officer before his handcuffs were removed. Officials say that within seconds, the handgun and 17 rounds in the gun’s magazine were found in Hansen’s waistband.