PLEASANT VALLEY – Two people were arrested after the vehicle they were in on the Taconic State Parkway in Pleasant Valley was stopped by State Police late Monday afternoon for violations of state vehicle and traffic law.

Jarrell Jenkins, 41, of the Bronx and his passenger, Rodnesha Wilson, 343, of Troy, were each charged with criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm, and criminal possession of stolen property, all as felonies after they were found in possession of a loaded .40 caliber handgun.

Both people were remanded to the Dutchess County Jail pending a future court appearance.

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