KREBS, Okla. - The mayor of Krebs has been arrested on a complaint of a convicted felon in possession of firearms.
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Krebs Police Chief Dennis Cook says 54-year-old Kent Vicars was taken into custody without incident on Monday.
Vicars was booked at the Pittsburg County Jail on a complaint of possession of firearms after a felony conviction after officers executed a search warrant and found 18 guns.
Cook says Vicars' felony record stemmed from 1981 cases. His previous conviction record included aggravated assault and battery on a police officer and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Cooks says officers found rifles, shotguns and pistols at the mayor's residence.
Prosecutors say they plan to file charges of a convicted felon in possession of a police scanner and of firearms.
