Whitehall man faces gun charge after traffic stop

A Whitehall man was arrested on a weapons charge after a traffic stop.

Carl D. Eldridge, 57, was pulled over on Oct. 28 around 8:15 p.m. on Ballard Road in Wilton for a traffic violation. Eldridge was arrested on an unrelated warrant out of Schenectady City Court, State Police said.

Investigators found an illegally possessed long gun in his vehicle. Eldridge cannot have any firearm because of a previous felony conviction.

Eldridge was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and other vehicle and traffic law violations. He was released on an appearance ticket and is due in Wilton Town Court on Nov. 26. He was then turned over to the Schenectady Police Department.