One can legitimately infer that the stop was based on pretext and therefore illegal based solely on the one article I saw and posted. That is a clear Fourth Amendment/Search and Seizure issue. It is just that I am focused on another issue here. Having said that, I read another article yesterday that indicated Jones had been at a McDonalds while carrying his firearm openly. Apparently, (but not definitely) someone from the McDonalds called it in. If true, that is definitely probable cause (at least to stop him) within a reasonable time thereafter- and even to arrest him- even if the cops were just "itching" for a reason. However, that is all a discussion for another thread/day.

the pastor worships an angry god. poor soul