18-year-old arrested for possessing a stolen handgun: NCPD

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — An 18-year-old is facing charges after officers with the North Charleston Police Department discovered a stolen gun during a traffic stop.

Around 2:15 a.m. Thursday, officers were conducting proactive patrols near local hotels when they observed a vehicle with defective tag lights pull out in front of them. The officers stopped the car and noticed a smell of marijuana, according to the police narrative.

Police then searched the car and found a handgun wedged between the driver’s seat and the center console…

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