Two male teen-agers arrested with a stolen vehicle, , including a 16-year-old from New Orleans who had a handgun on him and was wanted for 21 arrest warrants in Jefferson Parish and New Orleans

Two male teen-agers were arrested in Chalmette after running from the area of a stolen vehicle, including a 16-year-old from New Orleans who had a handgun on him and was wanted for 21 arrest warrants in Jefferson Parish and New Orleans, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

A third person involved is being sought.

The incident happened early recently after sheriff’s deputies were alerted about 1:15 a.m. that a black Honda Civic reported stolen in Metairie had been seen on Paris Road near the Orleans Parish boundary, heading southbound, the sheriff said.

Deputies searched the area and Dep. Donald Brown found the vehicle parked, unoccupied, in front of 404 Dubarry St., north of Paris Road, the sheriff said.

Joined by officers Joseph Warren and James Norsworthy, deputies saw three males crouching down in the driveway of 404 Dubarry and all three ran to the back of the residence and fled when spotted.

A short time later a fourth deputy on the scene, Trey Delaune, spotted one suspect jump a fence and try to hide. Delaune also climbed the fence and confronted the male and detained him.

He was identified as a 16-year-old with a New Orleans address, who when searched was found to have a handgun in the waist band of his pants. The teen, whose name wasn’t released because he is a minor, admitted he had been in the stolen car recovered.

He was taken to the parish Juvenile Detention Center, where it was determined he had a total of 21 outstanding warrants for his arrest including 16 from Jefferson Parish and five from New Orleans. Charges he was wanted for in those parishes included simple robbery, aggravated assault, theft and battery.

The 16-year-old was booked with possession of stolen property – the auto involved – with illegal possession of a firearm by a juvenile and resisting an officer.

He is being held in lieu of bond set at $25,000.

A second man with him, Melvin Robertson, 18 of Lake Charles, was arrested about 15 minutes after the first arrest. Deputy Norsworthy saw Robertson walking on Delambert Street and, after Robertson ran, the officer found him hiding in a storage shed in the rear of a residence.

Robertson, who admitted to having been in the stolen car, was booked with possession of stolen property and resisting an officer. He is being held in St. Bernard Parish Prison in lieu of bond set at $25,000.

The third suspect involved hasn’t been identified.