RPD finds gun without serial number during traffic stop
Video Player is loading.
The latest local, regional and national news events of the day are presented by the ABC 6 News Team, along with updated sports, weather and traffic.
(ABC 6 News) – A traffic stop in southeast Rochester on Sunday resulted in a physical altercation after officers found a gun without a serial number.
According to RPD, officers were conducting a traffic stop at 8th Ave. SE and 20th Ave SE at around 11:15 a.m. The driver, 25-year-old Derrick Mays of Rochester, exited his vehicle and began yelling from the middle of the road. He was informed he would be cited for driving after revocation.
Officers found a gun without a serial number during a search of the vehicle, and RPD says Mays is prohibited from owning a firearm. He then shoved and officer and physically resisted arrest as officers handcuffed him.
He now faces multiple charges.