Four male juveniles were arrested Thursday, July 8, 2021 during a stolen vehicle investigation in which four guns were discovered.

On Thursday, July 8, 2021, about 4:30 a.m., deputies initiated a traffic stop after a notification of a vehicle stolen from New Orleans traveling southbound on Belle Terre Boulevard towards Elm Street in LaPlace.

As the vehicle slowed to a stop on Elm Street, deputies observed two handguns being thrown from the front passenger window of the vehicle. The occupants exited the vehicle, and officers detained a 16-year-old male driver from Kenner, and the passengers, a 16-year-old male from Kenner, a 15-year-old male from Kenner, and a 15-year-old male from New Orleans. Officers also recovered the two handguns thrown from the window.

Executing a search warrant for the vehicle, deputies located an ammunitions box and two more guns in a backpack.

The 16-year-old driver was charged with driver must be licensed, juvenile curfew violation, illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile (misd) and illegal possession of stolen things (felony).

The other juveniles were charged with juvenile curfew violation, illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile (misd) and illegal possession of stolen things (felony).

They currently are being held for a continued custody hearing.