A fisherman has found a gun in the area where Dog the Bounty Hunter had been searching for the now-deceased Brian Laundrie.
Per The Tampa Bay Times, Christopher Sacco explained that he had caught something over the weekend in Fort De Soto Park in Florida, that he initially thought was a large fish. However, the catch turned out to be a black revolver in a Publix carrier bag.
The 35-year-old, who was fishing with a friend near a playground at the Florida park, decided to contact the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office to report the firearm.
As confirmed by the Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a call at Fort De Soto at 11:46 AM local time on Saturday, October 30.
Fort De Soto Park was one of the areas that Dog the Bounty Hunter had been searching for the fugitive, whose skeletal remains were found on October 20 in the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park near the Carlton Reserve.
Taking to Twitter yesterday, WFLA-TV reporter Josh Benson confirmed that the Pinellas County Sheriff's office is now in possession of the weapon.
Benson wrote: "Checked in with the man who found the gun in #FortDeSoto more than a week ago. Says he only took one pic and turned the gun over to Pinellas County authorities. Sheriff's Office tells me they have it in evidence and there's been no update just yet."
The gun was submitted to the Florida Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information Center.
Dog the Bounty Hunter had joined the manhunt for Laundrie on September 27, 10 days after the 23-year-old was reported missing by his family.
The 68-year-old reality star's first port of call was the home of Laundrie's parents, Christopher and Roberta.
Chapman repeatedly knocked on their front door, saying: "I need to ask him where his son is. Is he in there?" However, he never got a chance to speak to the family.
On October 21, dental records showed that the remains discovered by investigators near the Carlton Reserve belonged to Laundrie, who was the only person of interest in the homicide of his fiancée Gabby Petito.
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