Police Find Loaded Gun on Front Seat of Drunken Driver's Truck
The following information was supplied by the Stow Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
On May 3 Stow Police pulled over a vehicle for a license and moving violation around 3 a.m.
Officers said they suspected the driver, Joshua David Hopkins, 25, of Stow had been drinking.
He was arrested and charged with an OVI, a first-degree misdemeanor, in this situation.
His blood alcohol content was a .211, according to the report. Ohio's legal BAC limit is .08.
Following the arrest, police searched Hopkins Chevy Silverado and found a loaded 9mm handgun on the front seat with two fully loaded handgun magazines.
Hopkins was charged with having expired plates, a minor-misdemeanor, having a handgun, a fourth-degree felony, weaving and going across marked lanes, both minor-misdemeanors.
Hopkins was taken to Summit County Jail.
