I can't get down into saying what an individual judge or probation officer did wrong. Howell faces a child molestation charge in Indiana, allegations a local prosecutor said apparently spurred his cross-country journey to Los Angeles. A probation officer met with Howell in May but that officer had yet to schedule an in-home visit by the time Howell made it to California, he said. Indiana "blew it" by not enforcing a gun ban against a man who was armed when he was arrested in California while traveling to a gay pride event, a state Democratic lawmaker said Tuesday while advocating for stricter gun controls. Clark County chief probation officer James Hayden declined to comment on DeLaney's comments, but previously told The Associated Press that probation officials had rated Howell a low-level offender regarding the recent misdemeanor.

Source: ABC News June 21, 2016 14:57 UTC