Erratic Driver Charged With Drug, Gun Possession In Trumbull: Police

TRUMBULL, CT — A Bridgeport man accused of driving erratically in Trumbull was arrested Monday night after he was found with drugs and an illegal handgun in his possession, according to police.

In a news release, Police Lt. Brian Weir said an officer received a report of an erratic driver around 4:30 p.m. The officer then located and stopped the vehicle, a Hyundai Elantra, at the intersection of Main Street and Route 15.

The driver, Keith Wilkerson, 25, of Bridgeport, told police he was running late for work at the Trumbull Mall and had just picked up his 6-year-old son, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, Weir said.

After learning the vehicle was not properly registered and would have to be towed, officers asked Wilkerson to exit the vehicle. An officer then noticed what appeared to be a firearm inside of a bag Wilkerson was trying to conceal from view, Weir said.

Officers secured the bag and discovered a loaded 9mm handgun with an obliterated serial number, a spring-loaded switchblade knife, numerous folds of heroin and several ecstasy pills inside, Weir said.

Wilkerson was charged with risk of injury to a child, illegal alteration of firearm, three counts of illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, three counts of carrying a dangerous weapon, criminal possession of a firearm, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, illegal transfer of a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit. He was held on a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court later this month, Weir said.

According to Weir, Wilkerson was also charged with misuse of marker plates, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle with no insurance and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license. He was held on an additional $1,000 bond for these charges.