TOWN OF CHESTER – Police have arrested a Crooksville, Ohio man after he was stopped for a vehicle and traffic violation on Route 94 in the Town of Chester and found to be in possession of a handgun.
Town Police Officer Michael Dunlop, assigned to an impaired driving enforcement detail, shortly after midnight on November 28 spotted a vehicle using the wrong lane to make a left turn.
He conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle, a 2012 GMC pickup truck, and found the 41-year-old driver to be under the influence of alcohol. Police did not release the man’s name.
Police found a loaded .40 caliber handgun on the front passenger seat.
The driver’s blood alcohol content was later tested and found to be more than twice the legal limit of .08 percent.
He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, driving while intoxicated and driving with a BAC greater than .08 percent.
He was arraigned and remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $2,500 cash bail or $15,000 secured bond.
