(La Porte, IN) - A convicted felon is facing charges after a loaded handgun was found in his vehicle in La Porte.

Ziahn Chaney, 22, of South Bend is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with unlawful carrying of a handgun, a Level 5 felony.

According to court documents, a La Porte Police officer on February 5 pulled him over in the area of Indiana 2 and Andrew Ave. after discovering the license plate on his Chevy Tahoe was for another vehicle.

Police said a 9 millimeter handgun was found inside a cardboard box wrapped in clothing inside the trunk of his vehicle.

According to authorities, it was illegal for him to be in a possession of a firearm due to prior felony convictions for resisting law enforcement in La Porte and St. Joseph counties.