Cedar Rapids man arrested on weapons charge after traffic stop in Iowa City

Hunter
01/16/23

A Cedar Rapids man was taken into custody Saturday night after a weapon was found during a traffic stop.

According to the arrest report, officers pulled over 46-year-old Charles Taylor of 1st Avenue Southeast at approximately 9:45 pm for speeding in the 900 block of Maiden Lane.  When asked to step out of the vehicle to perform field sobriety tests, a knife greater than 5 inches long was discovered.

Taylor has a felony conviction out of Blackhawk County, and as such is ineligible to carry a dangerous weapon. He was charged with the violation, a serious misdemeanor punishable by a jail term of up to one year if convicted.