PPD arrests Cantonment man for drug and gun possession: NorthEscambia.com

Pensacola police recently arrested a Cantonment man on drug and weapons charges.

William Austin Thomann, 27, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on $9,500 bail.

A Pensacola Police Department officer positioned himself behind Thomann on Creighton Road and followed him to his home on Elaine Circle before conducting a traffic stop.

Thomann was extremely nervous and admitted to not wearing a seatbelt, according to an arrest report. An officer noticed the faint odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, which was mostly masked by the “overwhelming smell of cigarette smoke.”

Thomann claimed to have a medical marijuana card, but police said he could not produce it.

According to PPD, a search of the vehicle revealed 20 oxycodone pills, 16 grams of marijuana, a small glass pipe with residue, and a 9mm semi-automatic pistol with a loaded 12-round magazine and one cartridge in the chamber.

According to police, the items were found in a shoebox for size 11 black Adidas tennis shoes.

“This was the same shoe the suspect was wearing at the crime scene,” the report said.

Court records show that Thomann had previously been convicted of a third-degree drug offense.