At 1:17 a.m., police observed a Chevrolet Malibu commit numerous traffic violations near East 53rd Street, officers said. Officers stopped the vehicle and discovered a 9mm semiautomatic handgun loaded with two hollow point and six full metal jacket bullets belong to Justice Scurry, 26, police said.
Police also discovered Mejon Scott, 20, was wanted on an outstanding warrant issued out of Bayonne, officers said.
Scurry was charged with three weapons offenses while Scott was charged for the outstanding warrant, police said. The driver received two traffic summonses, police said.
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