Stolen gun pointed during North Vernon dispute

Two people were arrested and a stolen gun recovered after a report of a pistol being brandished in a North Vernon store parking lot Friday.

Items found during a search of a vehicle in North Vernon Friday. Photo courtesy of North Vernon Police Department.
Items found during a search of a vehicle in North Vernon Friday. Photo courtesy of North Vernon Police Department.

Police were called to an auto parts store at about 5:25 p.m. Friday afternoon after a woman pointed a gun at another woman. Officers found the suspect’s vehicle in a nearby parking lot. After questioning the owner, 20-year-old Kore A. Kirk of Indianapolis, police noticed a strong smell of marijuana according to police reports.

They also discovered 20-year-old Kenisha D. Jones of Indy hiding inside the vehicle, police say. A search revealed packaged marijuana, a gun that turned out to be stolen and a digital scale, along with real and counterfeit money.

Jones is facing preliminary charges of intimidation with a deadly weapon, possession of stolen property, dealing marijuana and pointing a weapon, as well as possession charges for the marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Kirk is facing charges of dealing in marijuana and possession of the drugs and paraphernalia.