The Knox County Sheriff’s Office arrested Amy McCarter following a citizen tip.  She was featured in the Sheriff’s Department’s Wanted Wednesday post last week.

Monday at 12:45pm,  McCarter was spotted in a parking lot at 6th and Niblack Streets in Vincennes. A Knox County deputy found her sitting in a parked car and took her into custody.

During the arrest, a loaded handgun was found in McCarter’s possession.

As a convicted felon, she is prohibited from carrying a firearm.

McCarter was transported to the Knox County Jail and booked on two active felony warrants for auto theft and domestic battery in the presence of a child.

She also faces a new charge of possession of a handgun by a serious violent felon, a level 6 felony.