Stolen Handgun Recovered

On Monday night, the Key West Police Department arrested two suspects on multiple charges after a traffic stop led to the recovery of a stolen firearm and narcotics.

An officer conducted a traffic stop of an older white Acura occupied by a 17-year old driver and his passenger, Kshon Jemhon Williams, 19. The officer observed an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and could see marijuana flakes in plain view inside the vehicle.

A K9 unit was called to the scene and alerted to the presence of narcotics inside the car. A subsequent search turned up a Colt Commander handgun that had been reported stolen from a vehicle earlier in the day. Key West Police officers also found more than eight grams of marijuana inside the vehicle as well as a digital scale with marijuana residue.

A Key West Police detective interviewed Williams and the juvenile about the incident. The juvenile admitted to stealing the marijuana and the firearm.

Williams and the juvenile were both placed under arrest and transported to the Monroe County Detention Center.

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