HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. – A passenger in a pickup truck that was pulled over in Highland Park due to a registration violation was found to be in possession of a loaded, unregistered revolver, state police said.
Michigan State Police troopers said they stopped the Dodge Ram around 7:45 p.m. Monday in Highland Park.
While speaking with the driver and passengers, troopers were given consent to search the pickup truck, according to authorities.
Troopers found the .38-caliber revolver inside the back pocket of the front passenger seat, police said. They determined the gun belonged to the back passenger, a 25-year-old man from Detroit.
The man was arrested and taken to the Detroit Detention Center on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon, officials said.
Police continue to investigate.