A traffic stop in Warren led to a felony charge against a Warren man who police allege was illegally carrying a concealed weapon.

Steven A. Jenkins, 33, of Warren was charged Wednesday by the State Police at Lewis Run, located in McKean County, with third-degree felony firearms not to be carried without a license, altered, forged or counterfeit documents and plates, driving under the influence of alcohol/controlled substances, intentional possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered, use/possession of drug paraphernalia and seven traffic citations after a traffic stop on Sept. 8.

According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the trooper assigned to the Lewis Run Station was patrolling on Pennsylvania Avenue East in Warren when he reportedly saw a dark-colored SUV ahead of him that appeared to rapidly accelerate when the driver saw the trooper’s vehicle. A check of the registration showed it had expired as of June 30, 2025, with allegedly canceled insurance as well. The driver allegedly pulled into the Kwik Fill and the trooper began a traffic stop in the parking lot.

“I asked if there was anything illegal in the vehicle today, and Jenkins immediately looked at the center console and shook his head in the negative,” the affidavit states. “I asked him if there were any weapons in the listed vehicle and Jenkins looked again at the same location and put his hands up, then relating he might have a weapon. I asked what he had; Jenkins related there may be a firearm in the center console. I asked if he possessed a valid concealed carry permit Jenkins related in the negative.”

The trooper then asked Jenkins to get out of the vehicle, at which time Jenkins allegedly told the trooper he had a pocket knife in his right pocket and needles in his left pocket for suboxone that Jenkins has a prescription to take. After arresting Jenkins, the trooper searched the vehicle and found a loaded handgun with an extra, loaded spare magazine in the center console of the SUV. The gun was later identified as a black Tisas 45 caliber 1911, with the two magazines containing seven rounds of ammunition as well as one round loaded in the chamber of the handgun. The trooper also reported finding an open can of Busch beer in a white plastic bag near the front passenger seat and a black headphones case that contained yellow pills the trooper suspected to be suboxone.

The inspection sticker on the vehicle didn’t match the vehicle Jenkins was driving.

“I related to Jenkins the inspection sticker did not belong on the listed vehicle, he related in the affirmative,” the trooper wrote in the affidavit. “Jenkins later related he was pulling into the gas station in an attempt to get away from me. Jenkins also later related he retrieved the inspection sticker from a garbage can at work.”