Congealed Weapon?

Obese Texas inmate hides gun in his rolls of fat
By The Associated Press

HOUSTON - An obese inmate in Texas has been charged after officials learned he had a gun hidden under flabs of his own flesh.

Twenty-five-year-old George Vera was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility after he told a guard at the Harris County Jail about the unloaded 9mm pistol.

The Houston Chronicle reported Thursday that Vera was originally arrested on charges of selling illegal copies of compact discs.

The 500-pound man was searched during his arrest and again at a city jail and the county jail, but officers never found the weapon in his rolls of skin.

Vera admitted having the gun during a shower break at the county jail.

Before we get into the whole gun in the fat issue I think we need to establish if Vera is in fact a man. He looks very much like a woman to me. Aside from that I'm beginning to wonder why a guy who was selling bootleg DVDs would have a gun on him. Its not like he was selling meth. Is the bootleg DVD movement a lot more cutthroat than I think?

Also, why didn't he tell the cops he had the gun right when they arrested him? Maybe he forgot it was in there. If I was him I would probably trench my fat rolls and see what else I might find. Could be some neat stuff.