Police arrest man who fell asleep with loaded gun on subway staircase in Brooklyn

BROOKLYN (WABC) -- Police arrested a man with a loaded gun on a subway staircase.

The man had fallen asleep with the weapon in plain view on the steps in Brooklyn.

The officers immediately grabbed the weapon and then handcuffed the suspect. They say he is someone who they have dealt with before.

The man is now in jail.

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Jim Dolan has the story from Harlem.

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