A 24-year-old Washington State man was arrested Friday on multiple charges after a traffic stop led to the seizure of multiple illegal firearms, 7 pounds of marijuana and cash, according to the Nevada State Police.
Triston Steinman, 24, of Edgewood, Wash., is being held in the Elko County Jail on 38 counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, 38 counts of possession or transportation of a firearm without a serial number, 38 counts of manufacture or assemble a firearm without a serial number, one count of possession of marijuana greater than one ounce and one count of possession of marijuana with intent to sell. His bail is currently listed at $965,000.
At around 3:51 p.m. Friday, Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a speeding motorist on US-93 at mile marker 56 in Elko County, around 20 miles south of Wells.
The vehicle, a gray BMW sedan, was traveling southbound and stopped for traveling at 89 miles per hour in a 70-mile-per-hour zone. Upon contact with the driver, NHP troopers observed signs of possible criminal activity, according to a Nevada State Police news release.
The troopers took custody of the vehicle in order to seek a search warrant to search the vehicle. The driver was released and voluntarily left the scene. A Justice of the Peace later granted the search warrant and a search of the vehicle was conducted.
The search yielded multiple firearms with no serial number, multiple firearm muzzle suppressors, multiple weapon components and accessories, including manufacturing tools, magazines, ammunition, approximately 7 pounds of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and approximately $12,500 cash, according to Nevada State Police.
The Nevada Investigations Division Elko Combined Narcotics Unit and the Nevada Highway Patrol, with the assistance of the Elko County Sheriff’s Department, located the suspect, and he was taken into custody without incident, according to the release.
Information has been shared with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, seeking recommendation for possible federal charges, according to Nevada State Police. The investigation is currently ongoing.
