Southwest Minneapolis Man Arrested In Traffic Stop
Police say they found a loaded .40-caliber handgun in Gadelle Dante Ferguson's car when he was stopped for a traffic violation.
A Southwest Minneapolis man has been charged with illegally possessing a .40-caliber handgun. Gadelle Dante Ferguson, 28, is charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, a felony with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison. Robbinsdale police on routine patrol on Nov. 7 spotted a car with extremely dark tinted windows on West Broadway Avenue, according to the criminal complaint, signed by Robbinsdale Police Detective Steve Cole. An officer stopped the car and identified the driver as Ferguson. While he was speaking to Ferguson, the officer noticed a strong smell of marijuana, and asked Ferguson and his passenger to get out of …
