Man Walking on South Pearl Street with Loaded Handgun in Pocket Arrested by Albany Detectives

ALBANY, NY – An 18-year-old Schenectady man is facing weapons charges after he was observed walking down South Pearl Street with a loaded handgun.

On Monday, May 1, 2023 around 5:00 p.m., an Albany detective observed a man walking on South Pearl Street near Morton Avenue with what appeared to be a handgun in his pocket. When detectives approached the man near the intersection, he was found to be in possession of a loaded 9mm handgun.

Quadir Gibson was taken into custody and charged with one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2^nd, one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3^rd and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4^th.   

He was arraigned in Albany City Criminal Court and remanded to the Albany County Jail.

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