{"id":162796,"date":"2026-02-20T17:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/162796\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:27:09","slug":"orlando-police-arrest-man-with-loaded-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/162796\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Police Arrest Man With Loaded Guns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 Orlando Police Department bike officers arrested a 19-year-old man on Feb. 9 after discovering two loaded firearms during a traffic stop. Sidney Rogers was taken into custody near South Magnolia Avenue and East Pine Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Rogers was wanted on a valid Lake County warrant for vehicle burglary. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/https:\/\/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net\/02-20-2026\/t_ae292247584f416a8f74c39ee0e9faae_name_3_scaled.jp.jpeg\"  width=\"800\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">Loaded guns found during traffic stop: 19-year-old arrested in Orlando Sidney Rogers, 19, was arrested by Orlando police during a traffic stop after two loaded firearms were found in his backpack. (WFTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Officers recognized him as a passenger in an SUV during a proactive patrol in downtown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">During the stop, officers removed a backpack that was between Rogers\u2019s legs. Inside, they found two loaded weapons, including an AR-style pistol known as a Draco and an AM-15 style pistol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Rogers faced a new charge of carrying a concealed firearm after the weapons were found. This charge was added to his existing legal problems related to the Lake County warrant. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Rogers was extradited to Lake County to face the burglary of a conveyance warrant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. 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