Police Find Multiple Firearms in Vehicle During Traffic Stop

A man from Pennsylvania is facing some serious charges after a traffic stop on the highway led to the discovery of multiple guns in the car, according to police.

At 9 p.m. on April 30 New York State Police pulled over a Toyota traveling eastbound on Interstate 84 in the town of Southeast for violations.

The driver, Cotman A. Rosario Suarez, 30, of West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, reportedly consented to a search of the vehicle.

Police then said they found an American Tactical semi-automatic rifle, a Glock 9mm semi-automatic pistol, a Pioneer Arms Classic Pro AK-style pistol, and numerous high-capacity magazines in the Toyota.

Rosario Suarez was arrested and charged with:

• Five Felony counts of Manufacture, Transport, Disposition, and Defacement of Weapons and Dangerous Instruments;
• Felony Third-Degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon – Assault Weapon;
• Felony Third-Degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon – Three or More Firearms;
• Four Felony counts of Third-Degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon;
• and Three Felony counts of Criminal Possession of a Firearm.

Suarez was arraigned on May 1 in the Town of Southeast Court and released.