Three suspects, including a 13-year-old, arrested for stealing guns in a plot to shoot police officers in Baton Rouge

Three suspects, including a 13-year-old boy, have been arrested for stealing guns from a pawn shop as part of plot to attack police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana - while a fourth remains at large authorities said Tuesday.


Col. Mike Edmonson, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, said at a news conference that the plot, had it been carried out, would have caused "substantial harm to police in the Baton Rouge area." Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie Jr. said the plot was uncovered after a robbery on Saturday shortly after midnight at a pawn shop where eight handguns and a BB rifle were stolen. Two of the handguns have yet to be recovered, he said.


Two males, 17 year old Antonio Thomas and 20 year old  Malik Bridgewater were arrested on firearms and burglary charges. A third male, 23 year old Trashone Coats was arrested and charged with illegal possession of a stolen firearm.
A fourth, whose identity is still unknown, is believed to be still at large, along with the two missing handguns, police said.