The story of the theft of Elvis' gun has a happy
ending. Elvis Presley's black 9mm Smith & Wesson
pistol was removed by a man from a display case
at the "Elvis after Dark" museum. The man,
wearing goofy sunglasses atop his head, just
reached into the case and took the black 9 mm
Smith and Wesson. But, by pure luck, the gun was
recovered and turned in to police Monday. Seems
one Travis Brookins was cleaning the portable
toilets behind the Elvis After Dark museum last
Thursday when he found what he thought was a toy
gun, dropped into that horrendous muck. He took
the piece home, cleaned it up and probably
didn't think much else about it until news
reports surfaced Monday. "He called us and said
he thinks he had the gun and brought it to us,"
Memphis police Lt. Jerry Gwyn said. Turns out it
was the same gun, police said, smelling a little
better. It's now in their property room.
Surveillance video shows the thief -- wearing
extra-long shorts and a camouflage T-shirt --
pushing open the glass case and snaking an arm
in to snag the gun. At some point, he must have
stopped by the toilet on the way out, a decision
perhaps sparked by adrenaline. And that's when
police believe he got fumbly fingers. "It's a
good possibility who ever took it accidentally
dropped it in there," Gwyn said. "Of course,
whoever dropped it wouldn't go in there." The
thief is still on the run, and police wonder if
he's even from around Memphis. The folks at
Graceland weren't saying much Monday, perhaps
over embarrassment at the ease of the theft.
Posted: 22nd. August 2007