Two Albany men face weapons charges after traffic stop

Two men arrested on weapons charges

Two Albany men are facing weapons charges after a traffic stop in Albany on Tuesday. Deputies stopped a vehicle around 11:15 a.m. in the area of Johnson Boulevard and Livingston Avenue for a traffic violation. The driver was 52-year-old Christian Billings and the passenger was 28-year-old Jesse Dutcher. They had a loaded and defaced 9mm semiautomatic firearm and a box of ammunition, the Albany County Sheriff's Office sad. They had no legal right to possess the weapon.

Two Albany men are facing weapons charges after a traffic stop in Albany on Tuesday.

Deputies stopped a vehicle around 11:15 a.m. in the area of Johnson Boulevard and Livingston Avenue for a traffic violation.

The driver was 52-year-old Christian Billings and the passenger was 28-year-old Jesse Dutcher. They had a loaded and defaced 9mm semiautomatic firearm and a box of ammunition, the Albany County Sheriff’s Office sad. They had no legal right to possess the weapon.

Both men were charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. They were arraigned in Albany City Court and sent to Albany County Jail.