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An Aberdeen man is facing weapons charges and was placed in the Moore County Detention Center under a $1 million secured bond.

Patrice Hoza Taylor Jr., 27, was arrested last Thursday after an investigation, said the Moore County Sheriff’s Office.

The suspect is accused on stealing a firearm from ‘an individual in the Aberdeen area’ on May 6.

Taylor was charged with one count of larceny of a firearm, one count of possession of a stolen firearm, and one count of possession of a firearm by felon.

“The United States Marshals Service assisted with the apprehension of this suspect,” said the sheriff’s office.

The suspect has a June 12 court date and is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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