Connecticut State Police arrested a passenger after finding marijuana and a gun in a car during a traffic stop Sunday, according to police.
Police said that Pierre Clemat, 27, of Brockton, Mass. was riding in a vehicle traveling 79 mph in a section on I-84 east in Danbury marked 55 mph. A trooper pulled the car over and observed that the call smelled of marijuana.
State Police K9 Favor was called in and detected marijuana in the vehicle. Troopers also found a 9mm handgun in the trunk of the vehicle. Clemat was arrested and charged with weapons in a motor vehicle and criminal possession of a firearm. He was released on a $2,500 bond and is due in court on Oct. 19.
The driver was issued a speeding ticket.
