Kansas City man arrested Sunday morning in Lawrence on gun charge

Kansas Department of Corrections photo of Dion Marcell Jones.

A 21-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man was arrested early Sunday morning for gun possession after police were dispatched to Magic Lounge, 804 W. 24th Street.

Lawrence police arrested Dion Marcell Jones shortly after 3 a.m. for criminal possession of a firearm. According to police records, police originally responded to the club shortly before 1 a.m. for a “bar check,” and nine units were eventually dispatched to the scene.

Jones is currently on probation stemming from a 2012 drug selling conviction out of Wyandotte County. He is currently being held without bond.

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