A routine check in a supermarket parking lot turned into something out of an action movie on Tuesday, when Arapahoe County deputies say they found an AK-47, a MAC-10 with a suppressor, and a large amount of ammunition in a stolen car sitting outside the King Soopers on S. Havana Street.
Deputies arrested the driver, identified as 41-year-old Johnathan Quintero, and took him into custody. No injuries were reported.
How Deputies Tracked The Stolen Car
According to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, the sheriff’s special response team got a Flock alert about a stolen vehicle near E. Mississippi Avenue and S. Peoria Street. Deputies later found the car parked at the King Soopers on S. Havana Street, watched a man get into it, and then carried out what they described as a safe, high-risk stop.
The sheriff’s office post identified the suspect as Quintero and stated that he told deputies there were illegal firearms inside the vehicle.
Weapons Seized And ‘Hot-List’ Alerts
In its post, the sheriff’s office said deputies recovered a large quantity of ammunition along with an AK-47 and a MAC-10 that was fitted with a suppressor. The same post noted that some of the firearms had defaced serial numbers…