PROSPECT PARK, NJ — Three people were arrested on weapons charges after a traffic stop revealed a loaded handgun in their vehicle.
Officer C. Maruri stopped a white Chevrolet Malibu for failing to use a directional signal.
The officer requested and received consent to search the vehicle.
The search revealed a loaded, defaced .22 caliber Beretta handgun hidden under the front passenger seat.
Nikeem Thompson, Danielle Elliott and Shondell Lowery were arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, certain persons not to have weapons and possession of a defaced firearm.
All three also received motor vehicle tickets for open-container violations.
They were remanded to the Passaic County Intake Hub.
