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A wanted man was arrested after law enforcement found a gun and drugs last week, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Last Wednesday around 5:40 p.m., a trooper stopped a 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit hatchback on I-95 northbound in Bristol Township.
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The driver – a 28-year-old man from Morrisville – was suspected of being under the influence of a combination or controlled substances. He also was discovered to have an active warrant out of Philadelphia for a probation violation and had his driving privileges suspended at the time for a past DUI, state police said.
The driver gave state police consent to search the vehicle, according to a statement from authorities.
A Smith and Wesson Model 13 revolver with four rounds, 40 clonazepam pills, a small amount of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia was located in the vehicle, troopers said.
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The driver, according to state police, was barred from possessing a firearm at the time of the traffic stop.
The driver, whose name was not released and was unable to be located Monday by a reporter due to a computer error with the state court system database, was charged with possession of a firearm while prohibited, firearms not to be carried without a license, DUI, drug possession, possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, operating a vehicle with a DUI-suspended license, and disregard a traffic lane. He was arraigned before a district judge and held on 10 percent of $100,000 bail.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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