Two men from North Carolina were arrested in Bryan after a shoplifting call led to the discovery of drugs and a loaded handgun.
Bryan Police responded to a theft in progress at the West Bryan Walmart on North Harvey Mitchell Parkway around 7:00pm on Friday.
The suspects fled the scene in a pickup, but were spotted at a gas station on South College Avenue.
The driver was identified as 31-year-old Austin Channing Brisson of BladenBoro, North Carolina. The passenger was identified as 31-year-old Brandon Lee Brisson, of Dublin, North Carolina.
Surveillance footage showed Brandon Brisson taking an Energizer headlamp and a HyperTough tape measure. Officers also found two broken packages of food near the shopping cart he used.
During a search of the pickup, officers found a loaded .22 caliber revolver, a THC vape, a THC pre-roll, and methamphetamine.
Brandon Brisson was charged with Theft Under $100, Possession of a Controlled Substance (Penalty Group 1, less than one gram), and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Penalty Group 2, less than one gram). He remains jailed on $10,000 bond.
Austin Brisson was charged with Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was released on $6,000 bond.
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