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Cops Claim Passenger Had Loaded Handgun

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 16:30

After stopping a 2011 Cadillac CTS on East Hampton's Main Street shortly after 4 on Friday morning because of "multiple vehicle and traffic law violations," town police reportedly found a passenger sitting in the back seat with a loaded .45-caliber handgun.

The passenger, Kevin T. Weiss, 24, of East Hampton was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a class C felony  because the gun was loaded; criminal possession of a weapon in the third  degree, a class D felony, and first-degree unlawful dealing with a child, a class A misdemeanor, because alcohol was involved. 

Mr. Weiss is scheduled to be arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court tomorrow.  Police have asked anyone with information about the incident to contact detectives at 631-537-7575.  

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