Heholt
NEW HAMPTON – State Police have arrested a Bronx resident after
he was stopped on Route 17M in New Hampton early Sunday morning, November
5 for a vehicle and traffic violation.
Police determined the driver, Adam Heholt, 36, had been smoking marijuana
before being stopped. Investigation led to the discovery of a loaded .45
caliber pistol and a quantity of marijuana.
The pistol was previously reported stolen in Pennsylvania.
Heholt was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon,
and criminal possession of a firearm, as felonies, and a violation of
unlawful possession of marijuana.
He was remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $15,000 cash bail
or bond.
