Ithaca man faces gun, drugs charges after traffic stop
ITHACA, N.Y. (WETM) — An Ithaca man was arrested on Wednesday after police say they found a gun, meth, cocaine, and fentanyl in his possession.
William L. Ellison, 41, was arrested after a Tompkins County Sheriff’s deputy, who was working a GIVE (Gun Involved Violence Elimination) detail, conducted a traffic stop on his vehicle on Coy Glen Road in the Town of Ithaca at about 10:35 p.m. on April 24. According to the sheriff’s office, the deputy found approximately 9 grams of methamphetamine, 5 grams of crack cocaine, 1 gram of fentanyl, drug paraphernalia, and an unlawfully possessed .380 caliber handgun that was loaded with seven rounds during an investigation that followed the traffic stop.
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Ellison was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a class B felony) and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon (a class C felony).
Ellison was arraigned at the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office CAP and taken to the Tompkins County Jail, where he is currently being held without bail. Ellison is scheduled to appear in the Town of Ithaca Court on Monday, April 29.
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