Louisiana wildlife officials said they stopped a 25-year-old man after he was spotted walking down Bourbon Street with a live alligator and later arrested him after he also also found illegally possessing a gun.
Eurell D. Johnson, of New Roads, Louisiana, was arrested at about 1:30 a.m. on Friday after he was spotted carrying an alligator between three and four feet in size in the 400 block of Bourbon Street, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Police with the LDWF Enforcement Division were patrolling the French Quarter Enhanced Safety Zone when they detained Johnson. After a search, police said Johnson was also carrying marijuana and a pistol.
Johnson was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana and possession of a live alligator, the LDWF said.
The alligator was seized from Johnson and turned the animal over to an LWDF on-call biologist.