Police Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest: Weapons and Stolen Items Seized, Second Suspect at Large

At approximately 12:19AM on January 22^nd police conducted a traffic stop with a taxi. Upon the taxi stopping, both rear doors of the cab opened, and two male subjects exited. One male took off on foot and was apprehended in a nearby hotel. When brought back outside the secondary party was gone. While being pursued, a straight-blade knife fell from the 44-year-old male’s pants. Upon search to arrest a homemade, operational stun gun was located in the male’s jacket pocket. Upon search of the taxi, within arms distance from where the two had been sitting, was a backpack with a long firearm barrel sticking out of it. Further inspection of the barrel revealed it was a .22 caliber rifle, without the stock. The backpack also contained a yellow crowbar and gloves. The 41-year-old male is bound by multiple orders resulting in various breaches. The second male who fled could not be located in the area and police continue to search for him.

The 41-year-old male was arrested and held in detention cells at BPS. He will attend court in the morning on January 22^nd, 2025.