2 men arrested for alleged ghost gun possession in Watervliet

WATERVLIET, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Two men were arrested on Sunday night after Watervliet Police Officers said they were found with ghost guns in a traffic stop. Quadir Smith, 20, of Watervliet, and Alejandro Reeves, 21, of Albany, face multiple charges.

Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox!

Charges

Smith

  • Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
  • Criminal possession of a firearm
  • Vehicle and traffic law violations

Reeves

  • Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
  • Criminal possession of a firearm
  • Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon

Watervliet Police Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle with Smith and Reeves inside and reported finding two illegal, untraceable nine millimeter ghost guns with one having a large capacity ammunition feeding device. They were both arrested, arraigned in Watervliet City Court, and released under electronically monitored supervision by the Albany County Probation Department.

Read the latest from NEWS10:

  • WR Gabe Davis returning to Bills on practice squad
  • 3 injured after minivan drives into crowd at Pennsylvania festival; driver charged
  • Which Apple devices will — and won’t — get iOS 26 update
  • Knickerbacker Ice Rink in Troy closed until further notice
  • Fleet of 75 scooters coming to Albany for CDTA ‘Scootember’

NEWS10 is the Capital Region’s local news leader!…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS