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Mismatched License Plates Lead To Gun Arrest In Newark: Sheriff

A Georgia man was arrested at Weequahic Park in Newark on weapons offenses, including possession of illegal ammunition, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said. 

A Georgia man was arrested Sunday near Weequahic Park in Newark by Essex County Sheriff's officers.

A Georgia man was arrested Sunday near Weequahic Park in Newark by Essex County Sheriff's officers.

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Coy Jones, 64, of Calhoun, was parked on the Rt. 22 service road around 11:15 a.m. Sunday. Sheriff's officers approached his Ford pickup when they noticed the vehicle had a Texas license plate in the front and a Georgia plate in the back, Fontoura said. 

Calhoun told officers he had a loaded .40-caliber Smith and Wesson handgun in a driver's side door compartment. Another magazine and a box of bullets were also found. Most of the ammunition consisted of illegal hollow-point bullets, Fontoura said.  

Jones was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of hollow point bullets. He was also issued motor vehicle summonses for fictitious license plates and failure to produce a vehicle registration card.

He was being held at the Essex County jail. 

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