Man captured by police after foot chase faces several charges

YOUNGSTOWN — Reports said police found a loaded gun on a man early today who was reaching in his waistband while leading officers on a foot chase.

Jeffrey Brown, 24, of East Lucius Avenue, is expected to be arraigned in municipal court on charges of carrying concealed weapons, being a felon in possession of a firearm and resisting arrest after he was arrested about 12:56 a.m. in the 500 block of Roxbury Avenue.

Reports said Brown slipped in a yard while he was running from police after running from a car that was being chased. Reports said an officer knocked him back to the ground but Brown kept reaching for his waist. After he was handcuffed, reports said police found a loaded .40-caliber handgun where he was reaching.

Officers found another handgun on the route that Brown was running, reports said.