Authorities arrested two people Wednesday who were found with stolen handguns, one of which the Little Rock Police Department chief reported missing earlier this year.
Officers initially responded to a suspicious vehicle at Shackleford Crossings Shopping Center, 2600 S. Shackleford Road, about 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to police.
At the scene, they found 20-year-old Edward Williams and another individual inside a vehicle at the shopping center's parking lot. The driver, Williams, and the other suspect were each holding a handgun in their laps, according to a police report.
A Little Rock police news release included the name of the second suspect, though his name is redacted in the police report, which states it "contains juvenile information."
Police said they also observed Williams in the vehicle counting a "large sum of money," later determined to be $260.
One of the handguns was identified as a police-issued Glock model 27 belonging to Chief Kenton Buckner, who reported his gun missing shortly after Memorial Day weekend this year.
Authorities said they do not believe the Little Rock police weapon was used for any crimes.
The other handgun was identified by police as a Smith and Wesson SW40VE handgun.
Williams and the other suspect are charged with theft by receiving, possessing an instrument of a crime and possession of a schedule VI drug with the intent to deliver.
The second suspect was also charged on multiple warrants for failure to appear.
A search of the vehicle at the scene also revealed narcotics and digital scales, according to the report.