06/05/15  A 21 year old Pine Bluff man was arrested and charged

 

A 21 year old Pine Bluff man was arrested and charged with theft by receiving following a traffic stop in April at Hutchinson and Martha Mitchell by State Trooper Justin Pool.  Pool states in his report that he made the stop after passing a vehicle occupied by three men, none wearing their seat belts.  Pool could smell alcohol and marijuana.  A back seat passenger tried to hide an open bottle of alcohol. 

During a search of the vehicle officers found a 22 pistol under the back seat, and a 45 caliber handgun under the back passenger seat.  Both weapons were loaded with the safety's off. A check on the pistols revealed the 22 caliber pistol was clean but the
45 caliber handgun came back stolen from the White Hall Police Department. All three subjects were  transported to the Jefferson County jail without incident.  Prosecutor Kyle Hunter filed charges of theft by receiving against Aaron Johnson Jr. in circuit court in Jefferson County on May 4.