Broken Tag Light Leads to Felon Being Found with Gun

A convicted felon, Phillip Gregory Dixon, 52 of Rome, was arrested this week after police said they found him in possession of a firearm.

Police stated that they stopped Dixon near the intersection of Maple Avenue and E 17^th Street for having a broken tag light.  During the stop, officers found a firearm in his possession.  Dixon, a convicted felon, is not permitted by law to be in possession of a gun.

Dixon is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and no tag light.