DENVER (KDVR) — Officers in Brighton say proactive patrols on June 21 led to felony gun charges after a traffic stop.
The Brighton Police Department reported that officers were conducting “proactive patrols” along Highway 85 by the 235-mile marker when they spotted a vehicle going nearly 20 mph below the speed limit around 10:30 p.m.
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The driver allegedly activated the hazard lights, pulled onto the shoulder as officers stopped right behind. Officers said they directed the vehicle, driven by an 18-year-old man with a 24-year-old passenger, to a nearby McDonald’s parking lot.
According to the release, the vehicle’s license plates belonged to another car, and the two men exited the vehicle and consented to a search once officers observed drug paraphernalia inside.
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Police said the search led to the following seizures:
- Two guns, one of which was stolen
- Narcotics
- 50-round large-capacity magazine
- A loaded magazine in the driver’s possession
The passenger was eventually released from the Brighton Police Department on a summons; however, police said the driver was booked on felony charges, including possession of a large-capacity magazine and theft of a firearm…