Columbus police stopped a vehicle driving without a license plate on the east side of the city Tuesday night and ended up making an arrest of a man with a loaded handgun.

Officers stopped the vehicle at about 9:35 p.m. at Mapleton and State streets and found that the driver, 22-year-old Bryan M. Avlidrez, of Columbus, had no license and had an active warrant out of Jennings County. Police say that Avlidrez was also was carrying a loaded .357 revolver under the seat of the truck that he had no permit for.

Avlidrez was arrested on preliminary charges of Operating a Vehicle without Ever Receiving a License and Possession of a Handgun without a Permit, along with the outstanding warrant.