CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) -- A 24-year-old faces weapon charges after a traffic stop in Carbondale on Tuesday.

The Carbondale Police Department said their officers arrested Braden A. Dunbar, 24, of Cobden, Illinois, during a traffic stop on August 26, 2025.

Police said Dunbar had an active warrant for Criminal Sexual Conduct from South Carolina.

During the traffic stop, police said they found a firearm and an illegal amount of suspected cannabis while arresting Dunbar.

Dunbar was charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, and Possession of Adult Use of Cannabis. He was then taken to the Jackson County Jail.

The investigation is ongoing.

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