CA6: Known felon answered his door wearing an empty holster and admitted the gun was inside; that’s probable cause

Defendant was a felon, and he came to the door wearing an empty holster. He admitted there was a gun in the house. “Here, the officers obtained a search warrant to search the home, including for firearms. The district court concluded that the fact that Balfour was a known felon wearing an empty gun holster when he came to the door and admitted that a firearm was in the house provided sufficient probable cause, without more, for the officers to obtain the search warrant that would have inevitably led to the discovery of the firearm.” United States v. Balfour, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 24975 (6th Cir. Aug. 31, 2018).

There was probable cause there would be evidence of sex trafficking of a runaway minor on defendant’s cell phone to justify a search warrant for it. United States v. Koech, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147427 (D. Minn. July 17, 2018).*

Carrying a weapon in hand in a high crime area was reasonable suspicion for a stop, and it was reasonably continued while the officer tried to determine whether defendant was a felon in possession. United States v. Young, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148791 (D. N.M. Aug. 31, 2018).*