Concealed gun charge against ODU student dismissed (VA)

[Bruce Jackson]

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/11/concealed-gun-charge-against-odu-student-dismissed

Concealed gun charge against ODU student dismissed
By Patrick Wilson
The Virginian-Pilot
© November 16, 2012

NORFOLK

Misdemeanor charges of possessing a concealed handgun and an open
container of alcohol in a vehicle against an Old Dominion University
student were dropped in court.

The charges against Te Edwards, 22, were dismissed Nov. 2, court records show.

The charges stemmed from an investigation Aug. 4 near the 7-Eleven at
4720 Hampton Blvd. when police stopped the occupants of a vehicle and
questioned them. Edwards said he had a loaded handgun in the glovebox.

A change in Virginia law approved by the General Assembly in 2010
allows guns to be secured in a vehicle's glove box or in a container
or compartment in the vehicle whether they're loaded or unloaded.
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issued an advisory opinion in May
saying the container need not be locked.

Edwards' attorney, Kevin Martingayle, said he wrote a letter to the
officer who charged Edwards and the officer agreed.

“In my opinion, the two charges should not have been brought, but to
the credit of the police officer and the commonwealth’s office, they
agreed to dismiss them," Martingayle said.

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