A traffic stop by Syracuse police led to several arrests and loaded handgun.
A patrol car stopped a vehicle early Tuesday morning in the Franklin Square area with three individuals inside. While speaking with the front seat passenger, one of the officers notice a firearm handle on the car's floorboard. Officers found a loaded revolver inside and arrested NyJahl Nixon of Fitzgerald Georgia on criminal possession charges.
Driver Kendra Green of East Syracuse along with the other passenger Dayzhair Ruckers of Syracuse were also arrested for lying to the officers about their identities. In addition, Green was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and given several traffic citations. Ruckers was also arrested on an unrelated violation of probation warrant.