Gun, Suspected Weed Found During Solon Traffic Stop

SOLON, OH — Police found a loaded gun and suspected marijuana in a car stopped on Cochran Road last week. Officers said they also found a measuring scale in the vehicle.

Police stopped a car just before noon on Cochran for committing two traffic violations. When officers approached the car, the driver only opened his rear window slightly. As the glass slid down, a strong smell of marijuana wafted from the car, police said.

The driver handed over his license. However, police discovered the license was suspended and the driver had a suspended weapons permit. When confronted, the driver denied having any drugs or weapons in the car.

The driver was asked to get out of the car and as he stepped out, police saw a plastic baggie in the driver's side door pocket. The baggie appeared to have green vegetable matter inside, police said.

Once outside of his car, the driver said he had a gun on him. Police found a loaded gun on his hip. Officers then searched the car and found three additional bags of suspected marijuana inside the car, along with measuring scales.

The driver, a 26-year-old from Garfield Heights, was taken into custody.