NYPD arrests man armed with handgun, body armor, axes and knives at traffic stop in Queens

New York police have arrested a heavily armed man who was arrested during a traffic stop in Queens and allegedly shared extremist views online.

Judd Sanson, 27, was arrested Wednesday on several illegal weapons-related charges after police recovered a 9-millimeter Glock handgun, nine loaded magazines, heavy body armor, handcuffs, paraphernalia New York Police uniform, two axes, several knives, a stun gun and a weighted whip. and an extendable baton from his vehicle.

“Members of this department make gun arrests, weapons arrests, knife arrests every day, but an arrest of this magnitude, the amount of ammunition and NYPD paraphernalia in the car were important,” department Chief Jeffrey B. Maddrey told reporters.

Police also recovered a Guys Fawkes mask, sometimes used as an anti-government symbol, as well as an orange MTA vest.

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The New York Post reported that several disturbing messages were engraved on the stick, including: “You left me no choice, I'm sorry, you will [sic] learn today,” and the Arabic word for “God forgive me.” The report cites police sources as saying Sanson expressed extremist views online.

According to the NYPD, on Wednesday around 1:30 a.m., officers observed a black Ford Explorer with a blacked-out license plate near 86th Street and Ditmars Boulevard. Police described the SUV as a “ghost vehicle.”

Officers conducted a traffic stop and upon investigation discovered the driver had the arsenal with him in the vehicle.

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Maddrey identified Sanson as the suspect and said he gave a Queens address as his residence, which the department is working to confirm.

“We will continue to investigate this incident,” Maddrey said. “Our members are on scene, at 1:30 a.m., members of our public safety team, while many people were sleeping. I was sleeping. Our officers are on scene to make sure we are safe.”

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Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry said that to date, the NYPD has removed 683 ghost vehicles from the streets this year and 2,875 vehicles with paper license plates.

The deputy commissioner noted that the New York Police Department is seeing an increase in the number of individuals committing shootings, robberies, burglaries and home invasions. Sometimes suspects use stolen vehicles to commit these crimes, and about 80 percent of the time, those vehicles have a license plate, he told reporters.

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“Sometimes I feel like being a police officer is a thankless job. I feel like police officers don't get the credit and recognition they deserve by making these types of arrests,” Daughtry said.

Police are investigating why the suspect's license plate was obscured and what his intention was with all of the guns confiscated. Authorities have not confirmed whether it was a terrorist threat.

“Given what was inside, something very serious could have been avoided,” one officer told the Post. “The intent is still under investigation. The sum of the parts had the potential to lead to something horrible.”