Herman Callands, 59, had parked his vehicle and was seen walking around the lot of a closed business off of Route 22 in Readington Township just after 12:10 a.m., local police said.
During questioning, officers saw a gun in the front passenger door pocket of Callands’ vehicle, authorities said.
A follow-up investigation and search turned up another gun, a prohibited weapon, and two open containers of an alcoholic beverage, police said.
Callands was arrested and charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a prohibited weapon and device, possession of an open container, and consuming an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle.
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