Cops Claim Passenger Had Loaded Handgun

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 16:30

By Star Staff

May 23, 2025

After stopping a 2011 Cadillac CTS4 on East Hampton Main Street shortly after 4 on Friday morning because of "multiple vehicle and traffic law violations," East Hampton 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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