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Troopers busted Jovan Washington, age 41, of McKinney, Texas, during a traffic stop in Albany Tuesday, Aug. 2, New York State Police said.
Officers with the agency’s Commercial Vehicle Unit (CVU) were inspecting a commercial vehicle on Mount Hope Way when they realized Washington had a warrant out of Texas for money laundering, police said.
While troopers were arresting him, they discovered that he was illegally in possession of a firearm, according to police.
Washington was arrested and later arraigned in the Albany City Court for criminal possession of a firearm, a felony.
He was ordered held at the Albany County jail and is awaiting a hearing that will determine whether he’s extradited back to Texas.
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