A Pleasantville man was arrested Wednesday after Egg Harbor Township police found a gun and drugs during a car stop, police said.
Officer Brett Fair stopped Joshua Lovest just before 2 p.m. on the Black Horse Pike near Beachcomber Collectibles in the township's Cardiff section.
An investigation at the scene led to the recovery of about 29 grams of marijuana, a handgun and paraphernalia.
Lovest, 31, was charged with possession of marijuana, intent to distribute, possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm while committed a drug offense.
and paraphernalia.
This is at least the second time Lovest was caught with a gun and drugs, according to state records.
He was arrested in 2010 for the same charge, and was sentenced to three years in prison with a year of parole ineligibility.
He was lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on $75,000 full cash bail.
