SAUGERTIES – A traffic stop on Route 212 in the Town of Saugerties resulted in the arrest of a Charlotte, North Carolina man on weapons charges.

State Police pulled over a 2017 Nissan Sentra at about 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7 and located an illegally possessed loaded handgun and a large capacity ammunition feeding device.

Jayvon Ward, 21, was charged with two counts of weapons posssession, was arraigned and remanded to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $20,000 cash bail or $40,000 bond.

State Police were assisted in the investigation by Saugerties Town Police.



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