Police discovered a cache of over 10 firearms in the possession of a 15-year-old boy while arresting him on suspicion of armed robbery, according to local news outlet FOX 5 Atlanta.
Newnan’s Drug and Vice Unit joined Atlanta Police at the boy’s home to investigate an April robbery, FOX 5 reported Thursday. The arrested suspect is one of two juveniles police believe to be involved in the alleged burglary, according to the outlet. The 15-year-old’s name has not been released due to his age.
Police found the suspect hiding under his bedcovers with his finger on the trigger of a fully loaded automatic weapon, FOX 5 reported. “Actually found him hiding in a bedroom, under covers, on a bed with an AR pistol fully loaded with the safety off, under the blankets,” Newnan Police Sgt. Nathan McNamara said, according to the outlet.
A 15-year-old, who was being arrested on suspicious of armed robbery, had a cached of weapons, some modified to be fully automatic, police say. https://t.co/sOtDJ6lQqn
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Among the cache, police found extended magazines, double-drum rifle magazines and a handgun modified to fire continuously, making it a de-facto automatic weapon, FOX 5 reported. (RELATED: Feds Bust Alleged Drug And Gun-Running Ring On Charges Of Converting Pistols To Full-Autos)
Police identified one of the handguns they found as one that had been stolen during the April robbery, according to the outlet. In addition to the 15-year-old, law enforcement previously arrested an unidentified 14-year-old in connection with the robbery, FOX 5 reported.