Unassembled Handgun Confiscated

ON SATURDAY, NEWPORT OFFICER SHANE BOWER CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A MOTORCYCLE FOR FAILING TO MAINTAIN LANE. THE DRIVER OF THE MOTORCYCLE, IDENTIFIED AS EAN SHROPSHIRE, APPEARED TO BE VERY NERVOUS. WHEN QUESTIONED AS TO WHY HE WAS SO NERVOUS, MR. SHROPSHIRE ADMITTED TO HAVING A HANDGUN IN HIS BACK PACK. UPON RETRIEVING THE POSTOL, IT WAS UNASSEMBLED. HE STATED SOMEONE HAD GIVEN HIM THE GUN. MR SHROPSHIRE IS NOT OLD ENOUGH TO POSSESS A HANDGUN, AND IT WAS CONFISCATED. HE WAS CITED FOR A SUSPENDED DRIVERS LICENSE AND NO INSURANCE.