The Madison Police Department recovered a loaded handgun from a SUV Friday night, which was previously stolen in a 2012 burglary on the city’s west side, according to a report.
Police approached the parked car in the State Street Campus Garage, located at 415 N. Lake St., after smelling marijuana smoke filtering out of a window, MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in the report.
28-year-old Charles Nance of Madison claimed ownership of the .357 Magnum handgun and initially said he purchased the gun from Craigslist, according to the police report. Nance later said he bought the firearm from someone he encountered in a liquor store parking lot sometime in the past month, according to the incident report.
Police arrested Nance for carrying a concealed weapon and receiving stolen property.
