Multiple handguns recovered in Rockford during traffic stop
Published: Aug. 3, 2022 at 2:27 PM CDT|Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 7:11 PM CDT
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Two men are behind bars for weapons and drug charges after a traffic stop Tuesday evening.
Stephan Stephens, 20 and Sir Love, 21, both of Rockford were pulled over in the area of West State Street and Henrietta Avenue. During the stop, officers determined that Stephens had a suspended license. Police also located three handguns, a loaded extended magazine and 29 grams of cannabis.
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Love faces unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and gang member charges, as well as possession of ecstacy.
Both men are being lodged in the Winnebago County jail.
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