Cops: DWI stop on Verrazano leads to loaded gun - SILive.com
STATEN ISLAND, N. Y. – A drunken driving stop on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge led to three arrests, after police found a loaded gun in the pulled-over vehicle Sunday morning, authorities allege. A Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Officer pulled over a 2001 Honda Odyssey driven by Abraham Vargas, 24, of the 1100 block of Castleton Avenue in West Brighton as he passed through the toll plaza at 3:50 a. m. , court papers allege. I'm on my way home," Vargas said, according to court papers. His blood alcohol content measured at. 164 percent -- more than twice the legal threshold for driving while intoxicated, according to court papers. 32 caliber semi-automatic Walther pistol, in the front vehicle's center console, court papers allege. Vargas and his two passengers –- Cheyenne Mieles, 18, of Chestnut Avenye in Rosebank, and Vanessa Moreno, 17, of the 1100 block of Castleton Avenue -- all face charges of second- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal... Source: www.silive.com
