WATERLOO – A Cedar Falls felon was caught with a gun after a cop saw him kick a bag of marijuana under his car during a traffic stop.
Waterloo police reported that on February 17, 2015 around 1:30 PM, officers with the Waterloo Police Department’s Violent Crime Apprehension Team conducted a traffic stop in the area of Conger Street and Logan Avenue. The car was stopped for an equipment violation.
During the investigation, officers made contact with several subjects, including 23-year-old Myles Anthony Ross of Cedar Falls. Upon requesting Ross out of the vehicle, officers observed him kick a baggie of marijuana underneath the vehicle. Officers then observed a partially concealed .40 caliber handgun on the floorboard where Ross was located. Ross and several subejcts were detained at that time. During further investigation, Ross was charged with felon in possession of a firearm, carrying weapons and possession of marijuana second offense. Ross was booked into the Black Hawk County Jail.
