Man faces weapons charges after abandoned car on beach found with weapons, ammunition inside

LEWES, Del. – Lewes police have arrested a man for being in possession of multiple weapons and ammunition illegally.

Alex Gard was arrested without incident this morning around 10:30 a.m.

Around 6:30 a.m. Lewes Police were dispatched to Savannah Beach in Lewes finding an abandoned truck in the sand.

Inside were three handguns, a shotgun, an assault rifle, edged weapons, brass knuckles and several rounds of ammo.

The truck reportedly belonged to Gard and efforts were made to find him.

Due to the unknown whereabouts of Gard, and out of an abundance of caution, the Cape Henlopen School District officials placed area schools in a SECURE status.

Police eventually located him at an AirBnB outside of Lewes.

Gard was found to be a convicted felon in the State of Virginia and on probation in the State of Maryland.

He was arrested and charged with 5 counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felon and 6 counts of Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited due to Prior Violent Felony Crime

He was committed to Sussex Correctional Institute in lieu of $65,000 secured bail.

The Lewes Police Department has no evidence at this time of any larger intent or plan that Gard had but indications are that he is homeless and was illegally possessing and transporting weapons.