Turn For The Worst: Alleged Gun Thieves Arrested In Traffic Stop

NASHVILLE, TN -- Metro Police say four gun thieves, including two of the three men suspected in Tuesday's stick-up at Music City Pawn, were arrested after a traffic stop Wednesday night.

According to MNPD, an officer stopped a BMW sedan at 6 p.m. Wednesday after the car made an illegal left turn at 24th Avenue North and Rosa Parks Boulevard. The officer reportedly smelled marijuana and the driver, 24-year-old James Horton Jr. allegedly admitted he had just smoked pot.

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A search of the car allegedly yielded five handguns, four of which had been reported stolen from Tuesday's brazen mid-morning robbery at the pawn shop and the fifth reported stolen during a vehicle burglary March 17.

Horton, along with passengers Pacresha Cosby, 25; Hakeem Mannie, 29; and Herbert Marsh, 28, are charged with theft and unlawful gun and drug possession. Mannie and Marsh are also charged as felons in possession of a handgun. Horton and Marsh are accused of being involved in the Music City Pawn stick-up.

Photos via Metro Nashville Police