Mack Elander Hobson III

Mack Elander Hobson III. Photo/HPD

A 27-year-old Perry County man was arrested Friday in Brookhaven by Hattiesburg Police and members of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force as part of an ongoing investigation.

Mack Elander Hobson III, 27, was wanted for possession of a weapon after a felony conviction, in connection to an incident that occurred on April 28 in the 6000 block of U.S. Highway 98.

Hobson was transported back to Forrest County and charged with one count of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and booked into the Forrest County Jail.