Gun found in car after South Side traffic stop

YOUNGSTOWN — An Inverness Avenue man is expected to be arraigned later today in municipal court on weapons charges after reports said police found a loaded 9mm handgun in a car he was driving early Saturday morning.

Charles Huff Sr., 56, is charged with improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, being a felon in possession of a firearm and driving under suspension after he was pulled over at Erie Street and East Judson Avenue on the South Side for a traffic violation.

Reports said Huff gave police permission to search the car and the gun was found underneath a jacket behind the driver’s seat.