EDWARDSVILLE — A St. Louis man was charged with possessing a handgun converted to an automatic weapon after a traffic stop by state troopers.

Justin R. Holland, 23, of St. Louis, was charged Nov. 3 with unlawful use of weapons — possession of a machine gun, a Class X felony; and aggravated unlawful possession of weapons and unlawful possession of cannabis, both Class 4 felonies 

The Illinois State Police presented the case.

According to court documents, on Nov. 1, Holland was allegedly found to be in possession of a Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun with a Glock switch converting it to an automatic weapon; was in possession of the handgun while engaged in a cannabis-related crime; and was found to be in possession of between 100-500 grams of cannabis.

He was ordered remanded to jail.

According to a petition to deny pre-trial release filed by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office, ISP troopers conducted an equipment-related traffic stop and observed the driver had a firearm magazine

During a search, the handgun was found under the passenger seat where Holland was sitting, and it was determined that the handgun had been converted to fire fully automatic.

Troopers also found about 460 grams of cannabis in the back seat.

Holland admitted it was his vehicle but denied possessing the gun.