A Copiague man was arrested Saturday on charges of criminal possession of a handgun.
Suffolk County Second Precinct officer Ryan Michelman arrested Jeremiah Lewis after a traffic stop at Lenox Road and Pulaski Road in Huntington Station. Police said he had a Smith & Wesson 9 mm. handgun in the vehicle he was operating.
Lewis faces charges of second-degree possession of a loaded firearm and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
He is due to appear in First District Court on Friday.
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