PRESS RELEASE




On August 1st, 2020, Troopers out of SP Jamestown arrested Don Harris, 23, of New Haven, Connecticut, for Criminal Possession of a Firearm and Criminal Possession of Marijuana 4th Degree.

Harris was pulled over on I-86 in Kennedy for driving 89 miles per hour in a posted 65 mile per hour zone. While speaking with Harris, the Troopers smelled marijuana inside the vehicle. A subsequent search of Harris and the vehicle revealed a loaded 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun, for which Harris did not have a New York State Permit, and bags containing more than two ounces of marijuana. Harris was placed under arrest, processed at SP Jamestown and transported to the Chautauqua County Jail, pending arraignment.