Trio Nabbed With Guns, Mushrooms, More During Long Island Traffic Stop: Police

A normal traffic stop on Long Island turned into three arrests after a group was allegedly found housing weapons and drugs in their car, police announced.

Police announced that three people — Ronald Franklin, Jasmiyn Gibson, and Kenneth Safford — were arrested in Valley Stream after a normal traffic stop revealed that they were allegedly housing guns and drugs in their car.
Photo Credit: *Nassau County Police Department*

The trio had a black revolver and a loaded 9 mm handgun in their car, according to Nassau County Police.
Photo Credit: *Nassau County Police Department*

Sophie Grieser

09/03/2023 7:30 a.m.

It happened on Friday, Aug. 25 in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Police.

At approximately 2:50 a.m., police pulled over a black Chevy Traverse SUV that was traveling north on Franklin Avenue for a broken tail light.

However, during the investigation, police reported finding two guns — a revolver and a loaded 9 mm handgun — along with metal knuckles, a crowbar, and wire cutters.

A drill, a pair of walkie-talkies, and three packets of Psylocibin mushrooms were also found in the car.

The three passengers in the car were arrested without incident:

Ronald Franklin, age 43, of Winder, Georgia;
Jasmiyn Gibson, age 33, of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania;
Kenneth Safford, age 42, of Brooklyn.

All were charged with the following:

Possession of burglar tools

Unlawful possession of radio devices
Criminal possession of a controlled substance
Criminal possession of a weapon, fourth-degree

Safford and Franklin were each given an additional two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

They are both due in court on Tuesday, Aug. 29, and Gibson is due in court on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

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