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Trenton VCU Detectives found Rashaon A. Williams with a Taurus .9mm semi-automatic handgun after seeing a bulge in his waistband while patrolling Brunswick Avenue, police said in a release on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
A follow-up investigation found that the weapon had a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow point ammunition.
Williams was also found with 60 decks of heroin and 3 grams of crack-cocaine, police said.
Williams was determined to have a previous NERA conviction and be a certain person not to possess a handgun/ammunition.
The incident also occurred within 1,000 feet of a school, according to police.
Williams was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, unlawful possession of hollow-point rounds, possession of heroin, possession of heroin with intent, and numerous additional weapons and drug offenses.
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