Man arrested after Aberdeen traffic stop yields marijuana and stolen gun
Aberdeen police arrested Jose Estrada of Rowland, North Carolina, on 16 October 2026 after pulling him over for a moving violation and expired registration. Officers found marijuana in the car and a stolen handgun in the driver's door; he faces misdemeanor marijuana charges plus stolen firearm and concealed weapon counts, with a $2,000 secured bond on the new charges.
🇺🇸 Aberdeen, Moore County, North Carolina · North Carolina, United States
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Aberdeen police pulled over Jose Estrada’s vehicle on 16 October 2026 for a
moving violation and expired registration and inspection.[1] Estrada, of
Rowland, North Carolina, was arrested and taken before a Moore County
magistrate.[1] He was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana and
misdemeanor possession of marijuana paraphernalia.[1] Officers found marijuana
in two locations inside the car.[1]
Police Chief Brian Chavis said there was an obvious odor of marijuana coming
from the vehicle and that Estrada confirmed he had marijuana in it.[1] After
officers removed Estrada from the driver’s seat, they found a handgun concealed
in the compartment of the driver’s side door.[1] A check of the gun’s serial
number showed it had been reported stolen.[1] Estrada was also charged with
felony possession of a stolen firearm and misdemeanor carrying a concealed
weapon.[1] Officers had been told he had an outstanding order for arrest out
of Robeson County for assault with a deadly weapon.[1]
Estrada received a $2,000 secured bond on the new charges and a $500 secured
bond on the outstanding Robeson County charges.[1]
Sources
- Moving violation leads to arrest. Sandhills Sentinel, 29 October 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- No weight or quantity of marijuana was published; the article says only that it was found in two locations in the vehicle.
- No court outcome or later step is reported, and the charges are allegations; Estrada is presumed innocent.
- The only photograph on the article is a contributed mugshot of Estrada, which shows him rather than the traffic stop or the marijuana, so no media is listed.
- The Sandhills Sentinel published the same report on 23 October 2026; no independent second outlet account was found, so the report rests on one source.
- The article does not name the street or block in Aberdeen where the stop took place.