Posted by : Matthew Nazzaro  On January 2nd, 2024 10:29 am

      

A Union County man was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm during a motor vehicle stop on Walnut Avenue and Behnert Place Thursday, December 28^th 2023.

At approximately 7:58 PM, Officer Travis Freeman stopped a black 2019 Toyota for an equipment violation in the area of Walnut Avenue at Behnert Place.  Subsequently, Officer Ryan Drew was dispatched as Officer Freeman’s back-up.  During the course of the motor vehicle investigation, Officer Freeman located a loaded firearm.  The suspect, later identified as driver Montrell Ayers, 37, of Elizabeth New Jersey, was taken into custody without incident.

Ayers was found to be in possession of a loaded .38 Hermann Weihrauch revolver containing hollow nose ammunition.

Ayers was charged with 2^nd Degree Possession of a Firearm and 4^th Degree Possession of Hollow Nose Ammunition.  At the time of this arrest, Ayers was committed to the Union County Jail pending a detention hearing.  In addition, Ayers was issued motor vehicle summonses for improper display of license plates and driving with a suspended driver’s license.

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Release by Capt. Matthew R. Nazzaro

m-nazzaro@cranfordnj.org / 908-709-3990