Convicted Felon Arrested After Traffic Stop on Ashley Phosphate Road

North Days Team 2 officers arrested a Berkeley County man Saturday after discovering a loaded handgun and suspected narcotics during a traffic stop.

Just after 12 p.m., officers pulled over a vehicle near the intersection of Ashley Phosphate Road and Mazyck Road for illegal window tint. They also detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the car.

A search of the vehicle turned up a loaded handgun in the glove compartment. A background check revealed the driver, 24-year-old Brandon Rivers, is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing firearms.

Police also found a substance that field-tested positive for cocaine.

Rivers was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. He was taken to the Al Cannon Detention Center.