Police seize handguns and drugs in Saratoga Springs

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — Three individuals face multiple charges after police conducted a traffic stop on Hamilton Street at around 3:24 a.m. on Saturday. The vehicle reportedly was traveling without headlights on or illuminated taillights.

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The driver, later identified as Marquin Blake, 31, of Schenectady, reportedly fled on foot. Officers interviewed the other two passengers and located multiple handguns and 3.2 ounces of crack cocaine. The passengers, Harold Miller, 32, of Albany, and Mushin Butler, 29, of Schenectady, were taken into custody.

Blake was located at around 4:33 a.m. in the area of Whitney Place and arrested. Charges and bail are:

Marquin Blake – Held without bail

  • Two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree
  • Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree
  • Obstructing governmental administration
  • Resisting arrest
  • Vehicle and Traffic Law violations: no lights, no license

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