A traffic stop this (Tuesday) morning in Council Bluffs resulted in the arrest of three people and a child being taken into protective custody. Bluffs Police say officers conducted a traffic stop on an SUV at around 12:40-a.m.  When an officer approached the vehicle, he could smell the odor of marijuana. Officers also noticed a semi-automatic handgun in the driver’s side door.

Once the occupants of the vehicle were secured, a firearm was located in the seat where a passenger, 23-year old Rafael Hernandez-Martinez, of Council Bluffs, was sitting. Hernandez-Martinez was charged with being a Felon in Possession, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Another passenger, 19-year old Jorge Alberto Morales-Diaz, of Omaha, was arrested for providing false information, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and on a warrant for Possession of Controlled Substance. In fact, officers located marijuana on three of the four occupants in the SUV.

Police also identified a valid runaway from Omaha, who had outstanding juvenile warrants. A one-year old child in the vehicle was taken into protective custody. The driver, 23-year old Diana Morales, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Child Endangerment and other charges.