Marion County teens found with multiple guns in car: Deputies

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MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Two Marion County teens were found with multiple guns in their car after fleeing from deputies during a traffic stop. 

Around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, a deputy attempted to make a traffic stop on the car the two 16-year-olds were traveling in. The teens fled at a high rate of speed until deputies deployed stop sticks that flattened the car’s tires. 

One of the teens attempted to run from deputies but was caught by a K-9. 

During a search of the car, deputies said they found four firearms and 23 grams of marijuana. 

Both teens were placed under arrest and transported to the Department of Juvenile Justice.