TAMPA, Fla. - A convicted Tampa felon is back in jail after he threw a loaded gun while deputies chased and arrested him.

Detectives say that 20-year-old Chauncey Welch was arrested on October 14 in the area of N 16th St. and E Osborne Ave.

Deputies arrived to serve a warrant for Welch's arrest when he ran. During the chase, HCSO says he threw a loaded gun but did not say if it hit a responding deputy.

The body camera video shows Welch running through a yard before deputies were able to take him down.

Welch's charges

The backstory:

Welch was also arrested on August 31 for possessing less than 20 grams of cannabis and resisting arrest without violence.

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The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's

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