Arizona man had loaded gun, knife during LIE traffic stop in Old Westbury, cops say

New York State Police nabbed an Arizona man on weapon charges after troopers stopped his pickup truck on the Long Island Expressway in Old Westbury and discovered a loaded handgun and a knife beneath the driver’s seat, police said.

Orlando Silva Rodriguez, 42, of Phoenix was pulled over at about 3:12 p.m. on the expressway by members of the New York State Police Community Stabilization Unit and narcotic K9 Kane for multiple traffic infractions, police said.

During the stop, troopers recovered a Springfield XDM 9mm pistol loaded with a 19-round magazine, along with a knife classified as a dangerous weapon. Both weapons were found under the driver’s seat, authorities said.

Rodriguez was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a weapon with a large-capacity ammunition feeding device, criminal possession of a firearm, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon — dangerous knife.

He was pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Saturday at Nassau County District Court in Hempstead.

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