Four men were arrested for possession of weapons after a traffic stop in Patchogue.
On August 19 at approximately 10:55 a.m., a Fifth Precinct Community Support Unit officer initiated a traffic stop on a 17-year-old driving a 2019 Chevrolet for a suspended registration on Medford Avenue. During the course of the traffic stop, Isaiah Stevenson, 19, of 47 Blackpine Dr., allegedly ran from the rear driver’s side seat. A second officer initiated a foot pursuit and arrested Stevenson in front of a residence on Gladiola Street in Patchogue a short time later.
Stevenson allegedly had a loaded nine-millimeter handgun with extended magazines on his person, and a second loaded nine-millimeter handgun with extended magazines was found inside the vehicle.
Stevenson was charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon Second Degree, and four counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree. Anthony Rivera Gomez, 18, of 3003 Chestnut Ave., and two 17-year-old juveniles were charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree.
Stevenson and Rivera Gomez will be held overnight and are scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip and the two 17-year-old juveniles will be held overnight and are scheduled to appear as adolescent offenders at First District Court in Central Islip on August 20.