A man was busted twice in one week in New York City — including for carrying an illegal gun and 55 hollow-point bullets — and dumped back on the street again each time, records show.
Floyd Pickens, Jr., a 61-year-old homeless man from Glendale, Ariz., was first arrested Jan. 9 while walking through Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, where he “engaged in conversation with a Port Authority cop’’ and revealed he was packing, the Port Authority Police Department said.
In addition to toting the illegal handgun, the suspect had more than 60 rounds of ammo on him, cops said.
Authorities charged Pickens with criminal possession of a firearm — then cut him loose with a desk-appearance ticket.
Afterward, Pickens made his way to a men’s shelter on Clay Street near Paidge Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, police sources said.
City Department of Homeless Services Police searched him as part of the screening process at the shelter around 12:45 a.m. Jan. 11 and found he had another 93 bullets, including 55 hollow points and 38 regular rounds, on him, according to a criminal complaint.
He also had an array of police equipment, including six magazine holsters, nine gun holsters, five pairs of handcuffs, six handcuff keys and a body-worn camera, among other things, sources said.
DHS cops charged him with unlawful possession of an ammunition feeding device and possession of pistol ammunition, the complaint said.
Pickens pleaded not guilty during his arraignment and was cut loose again because the raps involved a nonviolent felony and are not bail-eligible under the state’s controversial criminal-justice reforms.
His next court date is scheduled for March 20 in Brooklyn criminal court, according to court records.
Pickens’ public defender, Jeffrey Levicki, did not return a request for comment.