Man arrested with illegally possessed weapon during traffic stop in Brewster, police say

Fairfield County resident Mathew Conti of Danbury, 27, was arrested in Putnam County on weapons charges on Tuesday, June 25, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday, June 28.

According to the sheriff’s office, around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, deputies saw a vehicle with an obscured license plate traveling north on Route 22 near the interchange with Interstate 684 in Brewster and stopped it. .

After the traffic stop, it was determined that Conti had a revoked New York driver’s license dating back to 2017. Officers also found a handgun inside the car, which Conti was not licensed to possess in New York state, the sheriff’s office said.

Conti was later arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation. He was arraigned in Patterson Municipal Court and released on his own recognizance.

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