An Upstate New York man has been arrested with multiple illegal weapons, according to New York State Police.
Joel Salinas Jr., 56, of Bainbridge, was arrested Tuesday after a traffic stop in Chenango County, police said. Troopers said they observed a vehicle committing multiple vehicle and traffic law violations, including speeding, while traveling on County Road 35 around 1:56 p.m.
During a traffic stop, troopers said they observed a sawed-off shotgun and a chukka stick inside the vehicle, both of which are prohibited weapons under New York State law. Police said an investigation revealed that Salinas was en route to sell the illegally possessed sawed-off shotgun.
An additional investigation resulted in the seizure of several other illegally possessed weapons, including three metal knuckle knives, two bludgeons, a billy club and brass knuckles.
Salinas was arrested by members of the State Police Troop C Violent Gang Narcotics Enforcement Team (VGNET) and the Community Stabilization Unit (CSU) and charged with:
Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd degree, a class “D” felonyCriminal Sale of a Firearm in the 3rd degree, a class “D” felonyCriminal Possession of a Firearm, a class “E” felonyEight counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon the 4th degree, a misdemeanor
Salinas was processed, then transported to the Chenango County Jail for Centralized Arraignment, police said Friday.
Bainbridge and Oxford are both located in Chenango County, approximately 30 miles outside of Binghamton in New York’s Southern Tier.