Monticello traffic stop yield illegal gun

MONTICELLO – A Monticello man is in the Sullivan County Jail without bail following his arrest on a charge of illegal gun possession.
State Police conducted a traffic stop Thursday on West Broadway in Monticello and found the driver, Nelson Martinez, 47, in possession of a loaded .22 caliber revolver with the serial number filed off. He was also found in possession of heroin.
Martinez was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon as felonies and misdemeanor drug possession.