A Limestone County felon is accused of possessing this Titan .22-caliber pistol and this Mossberg AR-15 semiautomatic rifle with its serial number removed.

A Limestone County man stands accused of possessing a firearm as a felon and with possessing an altered firearm — an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle with its serial number scratched off, an official said Wednesday.

Dustin Chad Montgomery, 35, of 23525 Slate Road, Elkmont, was arrested Friday on the charges after investigators found him trying to sell the weapons at auction, said Limestone County Sheriff’s Deputy Stephen Young, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Office. .

Montgomery remained in the Limestone County Jail Wednesday afternoon with bail set at $5,000. A preliminary hearing for Montgomery is scheduled Jan. 24 in Limestone County District Court.

Sheriff’s Investigator Leslie Ramsey arrested Montgomery as he was attempting to sell two firearms at a local auction – Donna’s Barn and Cafe on Elkton Road in Elkmont, Young said.

After receiving information that Montgomery was at Donna’s Barn trying to sell the weapons, investigators went to the location and found him with a .22-caliber Mossberg AR-15 rifle and a .25-caliber Titan pistol.

Because Montgomery had been previously convicted on felony charges, he was forbidden to possess firearms.

The serial number of the AR-15 had been scratched off, and the identity of the owner, or owners, of the two guns is unknown at this time, Young said.