Trainer Traffic Stop Leads to Gun, Drug Charges and $200K Bail

Nyrone Boulware
Nyrone Boulware /Submitted Image

TRAINER, PA — A 50-year-old man faces felony firearms charges after Trainer Borough police recovered a handgun loaded with 39 rounds of ammunition, suspected marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms and pills that tested positive for MDMA during a traffic stop investigation in Delaware County.

The Trainer Borough Police Department identified the defendant as Nyrone Boulware, 50, who was arrested Sunday, Oct. 18, following a traffic stop involving a black GMC Yukon.

According to police, officers stopped the vehicle at approximately 11:06 a.m. near Laughead Avenue and Market Street after observing a traffic violation.

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During the stop, officers identified Boulware as the driver and observed several burned cigarillos containing suspected marijuana inside the vehicle.

A search of Boulware allegedly uncovered five additional pre-rolled cigarillos containing suspected marijuana, according to investigators.

Police took Boulware into custody and secured the vehicle pending a search warrant.

After obtaining the warrant, officers searched the GMC Yukon and recovered a Springfield Armory XD40 .40-caliber handgun equipped with a drum-style magazine containing 39 live rounds.

Investigators also reported recovering multiple packages of suspected marijuana, suspected psilocybin mushrooms, and numerous multicolored pills that field-tested positive for MDMA, commonly known as Ecstasy.

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Boulware was charged with second-degree felony possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and third-degree felony carrying a firearm without a license.

He also faces misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Boulware was arraigned Monday, Oct. 19, before Magisterial District Judge Jennifer M. DiPillo, who set bail at $200,000.

All suspects, arrestees, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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