Gun sale turns into robbery in Edinburgh

Two people were arrested in Edinburgh over the weekend after a gun sale turned into a robbery.

According to Edinburgh police, the incident started when the victim went to a an apartment in the 600 block of South Pleasant to sell a gun and buy another one. Instead, he had his own gun pointed to his head by one suspect who ordered him to leave, while the second kept the money from the planned gun purchase.

Police arrested the two men as they left the apartment. 22-year-old Stormy Neville is accused of robbery, possession of a handgun and pointing a firearm while 20-year-old Damien M. Jones is facing a preliminary charge of robbery.