Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Lockport Man with Assault Weapons, Drugs

A Lockport man is facing more than a dozen felony charges after a traffic stop led to the discovery of several illegal weapons and accessories.

Michael S. Wrzos, 45, was arrested after New York State Troopers stopped his vehicle Thursday on Hinman Road in the City of Lockport for an excessively tinted windshield. During the stop, troopers reported seeing four assault-style rifles in plain sight inside the vehicle.

Upon further investigation, officers found that the rifles lacked serial numbers. They also discovered nine high-capacity magazines, a firearm silencer, and drug-related items including a glass container and a small envelope containing suspected cocaine or fentanyl.

Wrzos was charged with four counts of criminal possession of an assault weapon and nine counts of criminal possession of high-capacity magazines, all Class D felonies. He also faces charges of criminal possession of a silencer, second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Wrzos was taken into custody without incident. Further legal proceedings are pending.

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Lockport Man with Assault Weapons, Drugs