An Amsterdam man was arrested Thursday following a traffic stop on the Northway during which police say the driver had an illegal gun with children in the car.
At 3:13 p.m. on July 10, State Police stopped a vehicle on I-87 in Moreau for a Vehicle and Traffic Law violation. The driver was identified as Darrius D. Burnette, 29 of Amsterdam, and it was determined he did not have a valid driver’s license. According to police, another adult and two children under the age of 16 were in the car. A search conducted with the assistance of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, a loaded illegally possessed handgun was reportedly discovered unsecured in the passenger area of the vehicle where the children had been sitting.
The gun which police said belonged to Burnette was seized…