WATSONVILLE (BCN) — A Friday traffic stop in Watsonville led to the arrest of a man in connection with possessing a firearm in a vehicle.
At 8:03 p.m., a Watsonville police officer pulled over Jesus Abundis Macias, 48, in the area of Alta Vista Street and Santa Clara Street for a vehicle code violation, police said.
During the stop, the officer noticed several open alcoholic beverages in the vehicle, police said.
The driver, identified as Macias, and a passenger were detained as officers searched the vehicle for other open alcohol containers.
During the search, officers located a loaded pistol in the vehicle, police said.
Macias was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle and possession of an unregistered firearm.
The passenger in the vehicle was not arrested.