An Albrightsville man with an active warrant has been charged with possessing a gun and methamphetamine.

According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by officer John Pruitte Jr. of the Jim Thorpe Police Department in the case against Joshua Correll:

At 12:35 p.m. Jan. 14, Pruitte observed a yellow Ford Escape parked on Olympian Way. Pruitte was familiar with the vehicle due to a recent narcotics investigation and knew the owner to be Correll, 39.

Pruitte was advised that same day that a felony warrant had been issued for Correll.

Pruitte drove by and confirmed Correll and an unknown woman appeared to be looking at the vehicle. While approaching the passenger side, Pruitte saw Correll place an unknown item under the front passenger seat where he was seated.

Pruitte told Correll several times to get out of the vehicle, as he was under arrest for a warrant. The defendant said he was not Correll, and provided his brother’s name.

Correll got out of the vehicle and was brought to the ground after refusing commands, and eventually was able to get up and run. Pruitte and Detective Lee Marzen were able to eventually gain control of Correll after he attempted to run across North Street.

Correll had $2,030, a syringe and a spoon in his pockets.

A loaded black 9 mm handgun was beneath the passenger seat where Correll was seated. The gun did not have a serial number and is commonly referred to as a “ghost gun.”

A clear plastic container with white powdery substance and metal spoon sitting in the cup holder.

The vehicle was secured and towed from the scene to apply for a search warrant.

Correll was transported to Carbon County Correctional Facility. When searched at the jail, Correll had four stamped baggies containing suspected heroin with fentanyl.

A search warrant on the car yielded two grams of suspected methamphetamine, syringes and materials commonly used to package and distribute narcotics, such as baggies, rubber bands and measuring spoons.

Correll was not allowed to have a gun because he pleaded guilty previously to two counts of robbery.

Correll faces charges on two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance; and one count each of possession of firearms prohibited; firearms not to be carried without license; flight to avoid apprehension/trial/punishment; possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance; resisting arrest; false identification to law enforcement authorities; and use/possession of drug paraphernalia.

He is currently incarcerated in the Carbon County Correctional Facility in lieu of $100,000 bail, and scheduled to have a preliminary hearing Feb. 3 before District Judge Eric M. Schrantz of Jim Thorpe.