Man arrested in New York City with a gun, 8 loaded magazines, an NYPD vest and other weapons, police say

The New York Police Department is investigating whether a man who was arrested Wednesday had plans to carry out an attack after he was pulled over during a traffic stop.

(CNN) — The New York Police Department is investigating whether a Queens man who was arrested Wednesday had plans to carry out an attack before he was pulled over and found with a gun, eight loaded magazines and other weapons, according to police officials with knowledge of the investigation. Officers stopped Judd Sanson after noticing a blacked-out license plate on the Black Ford Explorer he was driving around 1:30 a.m., according to NYPD. The officers ended up finding a large cache of weapons, handcuffs, NYPD uniform items and a New York City transit vest, NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey B. Maddrey told reporters Wednesday. Sanson, 27, was taken into custody and now faces charges of criminal possession of a weapon - a loaded firearm, criminal possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of ammo feed device, and an obscured license plate, NYPD told CNN in an email. CNN is working to determine whether Sanson has an attorney. During their search of Sanson’s car, officers also found a 9-millimeter Glock, 100 rounds of ammunition, a stun gun, multiple knives, a weighted whip, an expandable baton, heavy body armor and two axes, Maddrey said. Maddrey said “it’s still too early” in the active investigation to determine if the incident is terrorism-related.