By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A traffic stop Monday night resulted in the arrest of a Salina man on multiple requested charges, including a firearms charge.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that an officer on patrol at approximately 9:45 p.m. Monday in the 1100 block of W. Elm Street noticed a white Chevrolet 1500 pickup driven by Kyle Nelson, 38, of Salina, who was known to have a suspended driver's license. Additionally, the license plate allegedly was not lit and the turn signal not used at the intersection of W. Ash Street and N. Chicago Street.
The officer stopped the pickup, and when he made contact with the driver, he reported seeing an open bottle of whiskey inside, however, it was later determined that Nelson, was not impaired at that time, Forrester said.
During a search of the pickup, the officer also located a .22 caliber handgun, he added.
Nelson was arrested on the following requested charges, Forrester said.
●Criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
●Driving while suspended
●Driving with an open container
●Driving in violation of restrictions
●No ignition interlock device
●No turn signal
●No tag light
●No proof of insurance