The Burlington Police Department reports an arrest following a traffic stop earlier this month.
Police say officers stopped a vehicle January ninth near the intersection of Vine Street and South Tenth Street. During the stop, an open-air K-9 sniff was conducted.
Officers identified one of the occupants as eighteen-year-old Damauri Mitchell of Burlington. A pat-down search later revealed Mitchell was in possession of a stolen firearm. Police say the gun had previously been reported stolen in Burlington.
Mitchell was taken into custody and transported to the Des Moines County Jail.
He is charged with being a person ineligible to carry dangerous weapons and fourth-degree theft. Mitchell remains in custody on bond.
A criminal charge is an accusation, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
