Repeat Felon found with Illegal Guns

On Tuesday the 27th Deputies and Investigators with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office obtained information that David Christopher Ballard, a convicted felon, was in possession of numerous firearms. Ballard has previous convictions for Burglary, Kidnapping, Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury, Possession of a Firearm by Felon and other offenses. Ballard has also been previously convicted as a Habitual Felon. During a search of Ballard’s house, investigators located and seized six firearms as well as ammunition and other firearms related accessories. Investigators discovered that one of the seized rifles had been converted into a fully automatic weapon which also had an illegally shortened barrel. Ballard has been charged with Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction and three counts of Possession of a Firearm by Felon.