(Michigan City, IN) - Another man was arrested for a handgun violation during a Michigan City traffic stop.  Christopher Crockett, 34, is charged with serious violent felon in possession of a firearm and theft.

Police said he was in a vehicle pulled over for traffic violations a week ago at Franklin Street and Barker Road.   They said an officer spotted a handgun inside the glovebox after a passenger opened the glovebox to retrieve the vehicle registration. 

The gun was reported stolen out of Elkhart, police said.   Crockett, who’s from Elkhart, was being held on $20,000 bond.