A shipment of AR-15 Colt Law Enforcement Carbines left Hartford, Conn., home of Colt Manufacturing, on a truck headed south, but some of the guns on board the truck were missing when the truck was inspected in its final destination of Shreveport, La. None of the guns have yet been recovered.
According to a statement posted on the Caddo Parrish Sheriff's Office web site, the four men arrested were: Cameron Johnson, a contract security guard who was on duty when the truck arrived at shipping company Conway on the day of the guns' supposed arrival, on the charge of theft of a firearm; Luther Williams Jr. for theft of a firearm; James D. Minor Jr., on drug, traffic and firearm charges; and David McNeil for illegal possession of stolen items. All the suspects were not employees of Conway.
The AR-15 is a highly customizable, lightweight and easy-to-use rifle. They can be accessorized with extra scopes, larger clips and can fire as fast as a shooter can pull the trigger. AR-15 style weapons were used in the Sandy Hook and Aurora Theater shootings.
"Designed specifically for lightweight mobility, speed of target acquisition, and potent firepower capability - the Colt Law Enforcement Carbine delivers," Colt advertises on its website. "This specially designed law enforcement weapon system features many of the combat proven advantages of the military Colt M4."
