On February 8, 2025, at about 0048 hours, members of the Newark Police Department were conducting proactive enforcement and conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that had committed multiple traffic violations. During the stop, driver, Sean Dotson, 21, of New Jersey was found to be under the influence of alcohol and was arrested for DUI.
Officers conducted a search of the vehicle, and located a loaded handgun under the driver’s seat where Dotson had been sitting.
Dotson was charged with the following:
- Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon- Firearm
- Possession of a Firearm While Intoxicated
- DUI
- Multiple Traffic Offenses
Dotson was processed by officers and was arraigned by a Justice of the Peace Court # 11 judge, where he was given $4,000.00 secured and turned over to the custody of the Department Of Corrections at Howard R. Young Correctional Facility.
