Anna Police Find Stolen Handgun During Traffic Stop

<p>By Jeremy A. Corley
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<p>Managing Editor
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<p>Anna police found a hidden weapon and arrested a man and charged him with multiple crimes Friday after a traffic stop.
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<p>An officer stopped Jason Mason, 26, of Pine Bluff, Ark., at about 7 p.m. Friday on U.S. 75 near Mantua. 
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<p>According to Anna police Sgt. Jeff Caponera, the officer smelled pot in the vehicle after making contact with the driver.
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<p>A subsequent search revealed marijuana in the vehicle's glove box and a firearm concealed under the dashboard. The firearm was reported stolen from Fayetteville, Ark.
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<p>Mason was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, a third-degree felony; theft of a firearm, a state jail felony; unlawful carrying of a weapon, a Class A misdemeanor; and possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor.
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<p>An officer made an arrest the following evening after a traffic stop on U.S. 75 near F.M. 455.
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<p>Oycontin and methamphetamine were found in the vehicle.
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<p>The driver, 23-year-old Kendra Owen of Denison, was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, a third-degree felony.
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<p>Also during the last week, Anna police:
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<p> Identified a suspect who escaped after a chase last week in the northern section of town.
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<p>Caponera said the department has put out an arrest warrant fro David Lewis Brock, 39, of Anna.
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<p> Received reports of a pair of vehicle burglaries in the Oak Hollow subdivision Monday night.
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<p>A cell phone charger and a GPS unit were taken from a vehicle in the 1300 block of Post Oak Trail, while a radar and an mp3 player were taken from a vehicle in the 1600 block of Chestnut. 
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<p>Caponera said neither vehicle was locked.</p>