On 10/19/14, at approximately 11:52 PM, officers with the Benton Interstate Criminal Enforcement Program (BICEP) initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle on westbound I-30. Contact was made with the driver and a passenger in the vehicle.
After officers smelled an odor from an illegal narcotic (marijuana) coming from inside the vehicle, the occupants were removed from it. The passenger, later identified as Glenn Burns (28 YOA) of Little Rock, was found to be in possession of 6.5 oz. of suspected marijuana and a pistol with a 30 round magazine that had previously been reported stolen out of Little Rock.
Burns was placed under arrest and transported to the Saline County Detention Facility for processing. Burns is charged with Possession of Illegal Narcotics with Intent to Deliver, Possession of a Firearm by Certain Persons (Felon in Possession), Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and a Firearm, and Theft by Receiving. Additionally, Burns is an active parolee out of the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections.
Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact the Benton Police Department at 501-778-1171 or 501-315-TIPS. Individuals also may send an anonymous crime tip about this incident to CRIMES (274637) with the keyword BNPD in the body of the text or go to www.crimereports.com to leave a tip. A crime tip can also be submitted via the official Benton Police Department app found on ITunes and Google Play.
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