Troy man found with gun, drugs in vehicle with 2 minors, say police

WATERVLIET, NY (WRGB) — Watervliet Police have arrested a Troy man on a list of charges, including drugs and weapons charges.

Investigators say police stopped a vehicle in the area of 23rd Street on September 29th at around 5:30 PM.

Accord to police, the driver gave a false name, but was later identified as Ezekiel Mauzon III.

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Police say he was in possession of a loaded, illegally possessed handgun as well as 12 grams of cocaine.

There were also two minors in the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop.

He's accused of driving with a suspended license, charged with 2 counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a weapon, criminally using drug paraphernalia.

He's also charged with two counts of endangerment, criminal impersonation and other vehicle and traffic laws.

Mauzon was arraigned and remanded to the Albany County Correctional Facility.