NORTHAMPTON — An Agawam man was given what a judge described as a “wonderful deal” after admitting to having both a loaded firearm and a homemade pipe bomb in his truck when he was pulled over and arrested for driving drunk last year.

Joseph Largay, 26, pleaded guilty in Northampton Superior Court Friday morning to charges of unlawful possession of a loaded firearm while under the influence of alcohol and unlawful possession or control of an incendiary device.

Northampton officers Benjamin Beaver and Matthew Montini pulled Largay’s vehicle over on Feb. 26, 2016, after it appeared to swerve into an oncoming traffic lane, according to a police report. He told police he was on his way home after a night of drinking in Amherst.

Largay failed field sobriety tests and also indicated to the officers that there was a handgun in his vehicle’s center console, according to the report. Police also found a sheathed machete.

Beneath the gun, along with several boxes of ammunition, was a pipe bomb, according to police.

Before proceedings began Friday, Judge Mark Mason told Largay, “this is a wonderful deal for you, sir.”

Largay admitted there was sufficient facts for a conviction on the operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol charge. He was found to have a blood-alcohol content of .20 percent, well over the .08 legal limit. The charge was continued without a finding upon serving a sentence of 18 months probation.

Largay’s driver’s license was also suspended for 90 days and he must pay more than $600 in fines. On the explosives and firearms charges, Largay will pay $937 in fees and surcharges.

“The collateral consequences are extensive,” Mason said. “I don’t know how one boards a plane in 2017 with a felony conviction for a incendiary device.”

Assistant District Attorney Matthew Thomas said the commonwealth’s goal in the sentencing was to prevent Largay from owning a firearm again.

“I feel this will do that,” he said.

Mason agreed, saying it was unlikely the Agawam Police Department would grant Largay another firearms license.

Thomas attributed Largay’s sentence to the fact that he has no previous record and was cooperative with police the evening of his arrest.

Largay lives with his parents in Agawam and works as a machinist, according to his attorney Christopher Todd.

“He is not a layabout or a shiftless person,” Todd told Mason.

Emily Cutts can be reached at ecutts@gazettenet.com.