[B4Ranch]

>>He armed himself with a gun, “just in case something got out of hand,” and went to find the source of the noise, Nichols said.<<

> why isn’t he being arrested as a felon in possession of a firearm...<

From the way I read this, a felon is forbidden to use a cops gun to defend/protect a downed cop because that would be a felon in possession of a firearm...

[tubebender]

I don't see the connection? In your scenario he picked up the gun AFTER the crime. In the story he armed himself prior. Felons are arrested here on a regular basis for possession of a firearm...