Elmsford Man Accused Of Having Illegal Loaded Semi-Automatic Handgun

ELMSFORD, NY — An Elmsford man was arrested after being accused of having a loaded weapon without a permit in his car.

Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah said Thursday that Hani Saleh, 47, of Elmsford, was arraigned and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony.

He was remanded with a court date of Nov. 2.

Prosecutors said, around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Saleh, who had no permit to legally purchase or possess firearms in New York, was in possession of a Taurus 940 semi-automatic handgun and a loaded magazine containing 10 .40 caliber rounds of ammunition, which were found under the driver’s seat of his silver-colored Volkswagen Passat.

White Plains Public Safety apprehended the defendant after he was observed driving his car around White Plains. His vehicle was covered in writing and images — including a reference to murdered Palestinian children, the words "USA=ISIS=ISRAEL," an American flag with a swastika instead of stars and a Star of David with a swastika covering it.