NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — An 18-year-old was arrested in North Charleston early Saturday after officers discovered an illegal automatic weapon during a traffic stop.
Officers with the North Charleston Police Department’s North Nights Team 2 stopped a vehicle shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Ashley Phosphate Road after observing it make an illegal U-turn, fail to maintain its lane and exceed the speed limit, police said.
The stop occurred near the intersection of Ashley Phosphate Road and Cross County Road, where the driver pulled over next to a gas pump…