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NCPD: Freeport Man Arrested During Traffic Stop for Possessing Loaded Glock Handgun

Written by Chris Boyle  |  02. November 2023

The First Squad reports the arrest of four Nassau County men for an incident that occurred on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 11:00 p.m. in Baldwin. 
 
According to Detectives, Officers were performing a routine patrol and observed a speeding vehicle traveling southbound on Grand Avenue. They conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law stop in front of 2283 Grand Avenue and observed four men inside the vehicle: Malachi Sweatte, 18, Estiven Membreno, 18, Nikko Wagner, 18, and Chevez Jackson, 18. 
 
Upon further investigation, Officers located a loaded Glock 19 9mm handgun and multiple bottles containing a liquid drug that is believed to be Promethazine. All four defendants were arrested without incident. 
 
Defendant Sweatte is charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Firearm. He will be arraigned on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at First District Court, 99 Main Street in Hempstead. 
 
The other three defendants: Membreno, Wagner, and Jackson were released on Appearance Tickets. 
 

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