Man arrested for illegal possession of a loaded firearm

State police arrested a New Jersey man in the Town of Dover for illegally possessing a loaded firearm.

Garth Stewart, 32, of Bayonne, New Jersey, was charged with second-degree illegal possession of a loaded firearm, a class C felony, three counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a firearm, a class A misdemeanor, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor.

He was also ticketed for possession of marijuana, a violation.

He was arrested Tuesday at 1:46 a.m. and sent to Dutchess County jail.

The incident is still pending investigation and further information was unavailable.

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