The Shreveport Police Department was notified of a video circulating on social media that appeared to show a woman throwing a handgun into the waters of Cross Lake from the Cross Lake Bridge.

Officers with the Shreveport Police Department’s Cross Lake Patrol responded and began searching for the firearm. While conducting the search, officers were contacted by Bryce, a social media treasure hunter from Outdoors Weekly, who had seen the video online. Bryce and his team drove more than 13 hours to Louisiana and offered their assistance. Using tactical magnet fishing equipment, the Outdoors Weekly team successfully located and recovered the firearm while Shreveport Police officers were on scene.

Investigators were able to identify the woman in the video as Alexis Mullone. Further investigation revealed that the firearm had been reported stolen out of Fort Worth, Texas. Mullone later voluntarily appeared at the Shreveport Police Department to answer questions regarding the incident. During the interview, Mullone informed investigators that she had left her one-year-old child unattended in a vehicle outside the police station. The child was safely released into the care of family members.

Mullone was arrested and booked into the Shreveport City Jail on the following charges: one count of Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm and one count of Child Desertion

The Shreveport Police Department would like to extend its gratitude to Bryce and the Outdoors Weekly team for their extraordinary efforts and assistance in this case.

This incident serves as a reminder that attempting to dispose of evidence on social media is not only ill-
advised, but may also lead directly to criminal charges.