A 26-year-old Denville, New Jersey, man faces charges after police said he was driving under the influence with loaded guns in his vehicle.<\/p>\n
Gonzalez did not have a valid license to carry the firearms, police added.<\/p>\n
On Sept. 5, Officer Robert Bastek observed a grey Toyota Camry with a New Jersey license plate \u2014 driven by Xavier Gonzalez \u2014 cross over the yellow line on the Drinker Turnpike in Covington Twp. and cut across the northbound lane, veering off the side of the road, before abruptly cutting back over to the middle turn lane, according to a criminal complaint.<\/p>\n
After Bastek initiated a traffic stop, Gonzalez turned onto AM Hughes Boulevard and stopped his vehicle, police said.<\/p>\n
When Gonzalez rolled down the passenger side window, Bastek smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the car and noticed Gonzalez\u2019s eyes were bloodshot and glassy, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n
Gonzalez admitted having \u201ca couple\u201d of drinks and showed Baskek he had a glass pipe in the vehicle, police said.<\/p>\n
Bastek also observed another pipe, rolling papers and what appeared to be a plastic bag in the center console, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n
Once Gonzalez exited the vehicle, he reached into his pockets when Bastek asked if he could pat him down to check for weapons, police said. Bastek found brass knuckles in Gonzalez\u2019s back pocket and called for backup, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n
Upon being told another officer would be conducting field sobriety tests on him, Gonzalez told Bastek that he had some drinks and smoked marijuana, police said.<\/p>\n
Gonzalez was off balance when attempting to stand on one leg and was placed under arrest for driving under the influence, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n
A police dog responded to the scene and detected an odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle, officers said.<\/p>\n
Upon approval of a search warrant, officers searched Gonzalez\u2019s vehicle Sept. 6 and found a duffel bag and backpack on the back seat containing loaded guns, ammunition and loaded magazines, police said.<\/p>\n
After finding the guns, officers stopped the search and applied for a new warrant for the firearms, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n
The search continued, and additional firearms, ammunition and magazines were found in the trunk of the vehicle, police said. Officers also located THC vape pens, cannabis-infused gummies and a small amount of marijuana.<\/p>\n
Additionally, officers found a receipt for a 20-gauge shotgun purchase listing Gonzalez as the buyer, and a New Jersey certificate of eligibility firearm receipt for Gonzalez, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n
The haul of firearms confiscated by police included:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Smith & Wesson 38 SPL P Airweight with a holster and five rounds.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Rocklsland Armory M191 1 A1 FS \u2014 TACT II 10mm with magazine and eight rounds.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Smith & Wesson M&P 9 shield 2.0 9 mm serial number with holster, magazine and nine rounds.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ruger GP100 357 Magnum with six rounds.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Smith & Wesson 357 Magnum with shoulder holster, six loose rounds, and two speed loaders with six rounds loaded in each.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Glock 17 Gen 5 9 mm with magazine, 18 rounds and TLR-7A Streamlight.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Palmetto State Armory PA-15 Multi lower 5.56 Barrel with sling, 40-round magazine and 40 rounds.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lee Enfield rifle.<\/p>\n
Police charged Gonzalez, 4 Audubon Drive, with driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, prohibited offensive weapons, firearms not to be carried without a license, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and disregarding a traffic lane.<\/p>\n
Gonzalez was released on $50,000 unsecured bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 29 at 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 26-year-old Denville, New Jersey, man faces charges after police said he was driving under the influence with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311446,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[6487,202,201,182,139,28,178,180,179,181],"class_list":["post-311445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-covington-township","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-lackawanna-county","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-top-stories-stt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}