Ptl. Philip Bass pulled over a car for speeding on US 60 in St. Albans on Friday night at a little after 9pm. After smelling marijuana, the resulting search of the car yielded a Sig Sauer 9mm behind a fold-down rear seat.

The passenger admitted the gun was his. He said he'd gotten it for protection after he was recently robbed. A check of NCIC revealed the gun was stolen in Raleigh, NC in October 2000. The passenger was arrested for Transferring/Receiving Stolen Property and Carrying a Concealed Firearm.

The passenger is Shawn Price (20 yoa from Dunbar). The gun was loaded.

The driver was cited & released.