Man arrested after gun seen near St. Mary Elementary

A Paducah man was arrested on gun and drug charges on Tuesday morning.

Paducah 911 received a call reporting two people arguing at the entrance to St. Mary Elementary School.  The caller observed a black male with dreads holding a gun behind his truck door during the argument. 

Police stopped a truck matching the description near North 12th and Palm Streets. They said Cedrek Pipes exited the vehicle with a marijuana joint in his hand. 

During a search of the vehicle, a revolver was found in a bag in the bed of the truck. Detectives said they had observed Pipes put the bag in the bed of the truck prior to the stop. Pipes is a convicted felon and is prohibited from possessing a firearm.

He was arrested and lodged in the McCracken County Jail.