The driver whose passenger allegedly shot and killed an NYPD officer during a traffic stop in Queens on Monday has been arraigned on weapons charges, prosecutors say.

Lindy Jones, 41, of Edgemere, was charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon Wednesday, the Queens district attorney's office said. 

Police and prosecutors carrying out a search warrant found a loaded 9mm pistol inside the glove compartment of Jones' 2016 Kia Soul, the DA's office said. The illegal gun was "defaced, with the serial number scratched off," prosecutors said.

Law enforcement sources said the gun was separate from the one used in the shooting.

Police said Jones' passenger, identified by the DA's office as Guy Rivera, pulled a gun on NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, 31, after Diller and his partner approached Jones’ car in Far Rockaway Monday evening. 

The NYPD said Jones' car was illegally parked at a bus stop at the time. Rivera allegedly fired his weapon at Diller after he and his partner approached, striking Diller in the torso, just below his bulletproof vest, police said.

Diller’s partner also fired, striking Rivera, who was hospitalized in stable condition, police said. Diller was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, the NYPD said.

As of Wednesday, prosecutors said Rivera was still hospitalized and in police custody, but had not been charged in connection with the shooting. 

The DA's office said Jones had a prior attempted murder conviction in 2002, which elevated a fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon charge against him to a third-degree charge.

Jones could face up to 15 years in prison if he is convicted, along with 15 additional years on a separate open weapons charge from April of last year, prosecutors said. His attorney information wasn't immediately available Wednesday.

The fatal shooting marked the NYPD’s first line-of-duty death since Detectives Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera were shot and killed in January 2022.

Diller, a Long Island resident, had been with the NYPD for three years, police said. He leaves behind a wife and a 1-year-old son.

“My office will continue working around the clock to seek justice on behalf of Officer Diller’s loved ones, his NYPD family and in honor of his selflessness and courage," Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement Wednesday. "A young police officer and father was ruthlessly gunned down in the line of duty, protecting and serving the city of New York."