Deputies arrested a Pennsylvania man after spotting a handgun during a late-night traffic stop in the Town of Varick.
Jason A. Suarez, of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a class C felony, following the stop around 11:15 p.m. March 6 on State Route 414.
Deputies said they saw a handgun in plain view while speaking with Suarez inside the vehicle. They ordered him out of the car and detained him during the investigation.
Authorities then searched the vehicle and seized the handgun.
Investigators determined Suarez knowingly and unlawfully possessed the weapon.
Deputies transported Suarez to the Seneca County Law Enforcement Center, where corrections staff held him awaiting arraignment in Seneca County CAP Court.
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