Man Arrested in Woodbury: Loaded Handgun and Switchblade Recovered During Traffic Stop
The Second Squad reports the arrest of a Brooklyn man for Criminal Possession of a Weapon for an incident that occurred on Friday, July 19, 2024 at 9:11 pm in Woodbury.
According to Detectives, Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team (CIRRT) Officers while on routine patrol observed a gray 2011 Mercedes-Benz traveling northbound on Woodbury Road at a high rate of speed. Officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law
stop.
After a police investigation was conducted a loaded 9mm Ruger handgun and a switchblade knife was recovered from inside the vehicle. The operator of the vehicle, Emmanuel E. Pressley, 20, of 1979 Bergen Street was placed under arrest without further incident.
Defendant Pressley is charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree and multiple VTL violations.
He will be arraigned on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.