Bayville man pulled over for reckless driving in Lakehurst found with loaded handguns
A Bayville man who was pulled over for reckless driving by police in Lakehurst is in a lot more trouble after police found something very dangerous inside his vehicle.
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Lakehurst Police said that one of their officers was on patrol during a traffic enforcement detail with the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit on September 9 when he pulled over a vehicle that was moving erratically across a road.
When the officer pulled the vehicle over, around 8:29 pm, he conducted an on-scene investigation.
The officer then spotted a 9-mm handgun concealed on the waistband of 45-year old Jonathan T. Cutler of Bayville which led to his arrest right then and there and without incident.
Police then found an additional 9-mm handgun along with a ballistic vest/body armor inside Cutler’s vehicle.
The handguns were both fully loaded with hollow point ammunition, police said.
As a result, Cutler was charged with two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, Possession of Hollow Point Ammunition, Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine, two counts of Certain Person not to Possess a Firearm, Disorderly Person, Reckless Driving, Failure to signal, Open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and Window tint.
Cutler was brought to the Ocean County Jail following his arrest.