Two people, including a Capital Region resident, are behind bars after a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County led to the discovery of a stolen, loaded handgun, police said.
The stop happened around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, in Pleasant Valley, when troopers pulled over a vehicle traveling northbound in violation of state traffic law, New York State Police said on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
The driver was identified as 41-year-old Jarrell A. Jenkins of the Bronx, and the passenger as 34-year-old Rensselaer County resident Rodnesha S. Wilson of Troy…