SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - A man convicted in connection with a murder over 20 years ago was arrested in Springfield Friday after police found a firearm during a traffic stop. At around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, officers conducted a traffic stop after they observed a vehicle with a suspended registration pull into a gas station on Main Street. An inventory search was performed inside the car before it was towed because it was unregistered. Enfield police seeking Chevy pickup in connection with hit and run Police found an illegally loaded firearm under the driver’s seat mat and arrested 45-year-old Nemlon Adams of Manchester, Connecticut. (Springfield Police Department) Adams is charged with the following: Carrying a Firearm without a License Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm Firearm Violation with 1 Prior Violent/Drug Crime Springfield police revealed that Adams was convicted in 2000 in connection with a Connecticut murder. Local News Headlines Enfield police arrest suspect in stolen vehicle scheme Town reduces speed limit amid National Crash Responders Safety Week Greenfield looks to revive Northern Tier Rail line Heating aid approved to help residents in Hampden County WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.