SCHUYLER -- Three men are facing weapons possession charges for allegedly having several loaded guns in their car.
The trouble started around 2:15 a.m. this morning on Kilkenny Drive in the Town of Schuyler. State police say they spotted a car driving with its headlights off. Troopers say they found a van parked at the end of the road. One of the troopers spotted a rifle barrel protruding from under a scarf between the back seats.
Inside the car, police say they found a loaded SKS semi-automatic rifle and a loaded Beretta .32 caliber automatic handgun. Police say the handgun was stolen from Montgomery County, Tennessee.
36-year-old Jayson Pulluaim of Florida, 35-year-old Terrence Hines, of Utica, and 28-year-old Eugene James, of Utica, are charged with criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of stolen property. All three have previous felony convictions.
They were arraigned in Schuyler Town Court and and were sent to the Herkimer County Jail on $75,000 cash or $150,000 bond.
Anyone with information about the suspects or why they would have been in the area of Kilkenny Drive is asked to contact BCI Senior Investigator Timothy Blaise at (315) 866-7275.
