On Wednesday, officers spotted the suspect vehicle, a black Kia Sportage, at a home on West C Street and determined that the vehicle was reported stolen out of Wake County.
A search warrant was obtained for the vehicle and residence. At first, several people inside the home refused to come out, police said, but officers eventually got them to comply with the assistance of the Granville County Sheriff's Office.
A search of the car and home found nine firearms, five of which were confirmed as stolen from multiple cities in North Carolina. Five juveniles were taken into custody.
Three of the juveniles were charged with:
- 9 counts of breaking and entering into a motor vehicle-felony
- 9 counts of minor in possession of firearm-misdemeanor
- 5 counts of possession of stolen firearm-felony
- 5 counts of larceny-misdemeanor
- 2 counts of larceny of a firearm-felony
- 2 counts of weapon of mass destruction -felony
- 1 count of possession of stolen vehicle-felony
- 1 count of financial card fraud-felony
- 1 count of simple possession marijuana misdemeanor
- 1 count of Resist, Delay, Obstruct a public official-misdemeanor
Two of the juveniles were charged with:
- 9 counts of minor in possession of firearm-misdemeanor
- 5 counts of possession of stolen firearm-felony
- 2 counts of weapon of mass destruction -felony
- 1 count of possession of stolen vehicle-felony
- 1 count of financial card fraud-felony
- 1 count of simple possession marijuana misdemeanor
- 1 count of Resist, Delay, Obstruct a public official-misdemeanor
All of the juveniles were issued secure custody orders and turned over to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.