Bradford County Sheriff’s deputies arrested four Gainesville residents on Friday night after a traffic stop led to the discovery of three stolen firearms, including a loaded AR-style pistol.
According to the Sheriff, the vehicle, a silver BMW, was occupied by Elijah Beckford, Michael Hunter and two minors. Authorities determined the occupants had a loaded rifle-caliber pistol and two handguns that had been stolen from Marion County.
During the traffic stop, one of the minors suddenly exited the rear driver-side seat while holding a rifle-caliber pistol and fled on foot across four lanes of high-speed traffic…