BPD arrests two residents for brandishing handgun

Two Bloomington men were arrested Sunday after police found a handgun in their car.

James M. Stacy, 26, and Christopher M. Brown, 30, were arrested after residents of 3100 S. Walnut St. Pike called police at about noon Sunday.

They complained of two men in a small, blue car being intimidating and flashing a gun, Bloomington Police Lt. Bill Parker said.

Police found the men and blocked them as they attempted to drive out of the apartment complex. After stopping them, police noticed the passenger making a motion, like he was trying to hide something under his seat, Parker said.

After detaining the men at gunpoint, police found a .25 semi-automatic handgun under the seat and an airsoft-type, spring-powered pellet gun in the glove compartment.

This fake gun looked like a real, large handgun, Parker said.

Neither man admitted to owning the real handgun, so they were both arrested on preliminary charges of carrying a handgun without a permit. Stacy was also arrested for driving on a suspended license and because he was wanted on a warrant.

The men said they were looking for a drug dealer who had sold them fake cocaine, Parker said.