Traffic Stop in Wilton Unveils Stash of Weapons

WILTON, CT —Police who stopped a truck for moving erratically discovered a driver armed for a street brawl.

On Saturday night at around 9:50, Wilton police received a complaint about a white Dodge Ram 1500 pick-up truck crossing the double-yellow lines, swerving into oncoming traffic and narrowly missing guardrails. Police located the truck and its driver near the intersection of Danbury Road and New Street.

Upon investigation, the officers discovered that the driver, Sergio-Antonio Ortega-Diaz, 48, of Homestead Avenue in Stamford, was driving without a license.

While speaking to Ortega-Diaz through his opened driver's door, a police-style retractable baton was visible in the driver's side door pocket. Officers seized the weapon and placed Ortega-Diaz in handcuffs.

While searching the driver, police found a "large double edge knife protruding from his front right pants pocket with the blade facing upwards," according to the report.

"A search of the truck revealed other weapons, such as another unsheathed knife, baseball bat, sledgehammer, and clawed hammer all located under the driver's seat," police said.

Due to the language barrier, a Spanish-speaking officer was requested to the scene and Norwalk police responded and assisted. Based on an odor of alcohol present, police administered standardized field sobriety tests to Ortega-Diaz, which he passed, according to the report.

Ortega-Diaz was arrested and charged with having illegal weapons in a motor vehicle, carrying a dangerous weapon, and driving without a license. He was issued a $1,000 bond and was tentatively scheduled to appear before Norwalk Superior Court on Nov. 10.