Bartholomew County deputies arrested a man allegedly carrying an unlicensed handgun after finding a vehicle sitting at a dead end early Thursday morning.

Deputies report that Matthew W. Robertson of Franklin was a passenger in the vehicle, which was found sitting on North Spring Hill Lane at 3:36 a.m. yesterday morning. The driver said the vehicle was having mechanical problems.

While talking to the driver, a deputy noticed that Robertson kept dropping his right hand after being ordered to keep his hands where they could be seen. Suspecting he might have a weapon, deputies asked Robertson to get out ot the vehicle and found the gun under him, according to police reports.

He is facing a preliminary charge of carrying a handgun without a license.