Spring Valley Traffic Stop Leads to Firearm Arrests

On Sunday morning, September 21, at approximately 11:49 AM, the Spring Valley Police Department conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Union Road and West Eckerson Road for a traffic violation. During the investigation, officers found a loaded firearm in the vehicle, which had four male occupants.

All four individuals were arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class C Felony.

The arrested were Edwin Thezan, 36, Doodly Metellus, 20, Smay Dornaison, 19, all residents of Spring Valley, and a 17-year-old juvenile whose name was withheld due to his age. The three adults were arraigned in the Village of Spring Valley Justice Court before Judge Sweet and remanded to Rockland County Jail. The juvenile was arraigned in Rockland County Youth Superior Court and sent to a secure juvenile facility.