Traffic stop leads to illegal gun, DWI arrest in Watervliet

WATERVLIET, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — A Watervliet man was arrested earlier in March after being pulled over and was found with a loaded handgun. Michael Herb, 25, faces multiple charges.

On Thursday, March 14, Watervliet Police pulled a car over with a cracked windshield and an altered inspection sticker. Police identified Herb as the driver.

Police say Herb was driving with a blood alcohol concentration two and a half times the legal limit, and say they found a loaded handgun inside the car. Police say he has a prior weapons and DWI conviction.

Charges:

• Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
• Aggravated driving while intoxicated
• Driving while intoxicated
• First-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle
• Circumventing the ignition interlock device
• Vehicle and traffic law violations

Herb was arraigned in Watervliet City Court. He was remanded to the Albany County Correctional Facility.

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