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The arrest took place around 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 3, in New Hyde Park, when members of the Nassau County gang spotted a 2017 Jeep that had obstructed license plates and dark tinted windows traveling westbound on Jericho Turnpike.
Officers conducted a traffic stop in the vicinity of the Jericho Turnpike.
After an investigation was conducted, a loaded .22 caliber pistol was found inside the vehicle and all six occupants were arrested without incident.
The defendants include:
- Shane Phillip Morris, age 27, of Brooklyn
- Ricky Way, age 28, of Staten Island
- Rhyan Heyward, age 22, of Brooklyn
- Tatyana Vanae Stevens, age 26, of Brooklyn
- Charles Lafon, age 36 of Brooklyn
- Bernie Celestine, age 29, of Brooklyn
All six were charged with criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a loaded firearm.
Additionally, the driver of the vehicle, defendant Shane Phillip Morris, was also charged with multiple traffic violations.
They will all be arraigned in First District Court, in Hempstead on Thursday, Aug. 5.
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