Police: Troy teen had illegal gun
A Troy teen is accused of having an illegal handgun.
Troy Police officers on Wednesday evening stopped a vehicle on 6th Avenue between Swift Street. They interviewed the passenger, identified as 18-year-old Imeek J. Echols, and determined that he had a loaded illegal handgun and high-capacity magazine.
Echols was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. He was held for arraigned in Troy City Court and then sent to Rensselaer County Jail in lieu of $7,500 cash bail.