CLEARLAKE, Calif. – An early Saturday morning vehicle stop led to a Clearlake man's arrest for possession of a stolen firearm and heroin.
Micah Dane Faulkner, 42, was arrested during the stop, according to a report from Sgt. Rodd Joseph of the Clearlake Police Department.
Joseph said that at 1:15 a.m. Saturday Officer Matthew Huot conducted a traffic stop on a gold-colored Chevy Tahoe on Old Highway 53 near Ballpark Avenue. The vehicle was stopped because one of the vehicle’s headlights was not working.
The driver was identified as 32-year-old Heatherraynne Mellissa Scott of Modesto, who was found to have a suspended driver's license. Joseph said the front passenger was identified as Faulkner.
During an inventory search of the vehicle, Joseph said officers located a loaded and stolen .45-caliber Smith and Wesson semi-automatic handgun. The gun, reported stolen out of Yolo County, was located in the center console between the two front seats.
Additionally, a further search of the vehicle discovered a stun gun and an additional box of .45-caliber ammunition. Joseph said Scott and Faulkner are both convicted felons.
During questioning, Faulkner admitted to possessing the stolen handgun, claiming he had purchased the gun from a person off the street in Sacramento, Joseph said.
During a search incident to Faulkner's arrest, approximately 3.7 grams gross weight of suspected heroin was found in Faulkner’s pants pocket. Faulkner also claimed the heroin was his, according to Joseph.
Scott, who denied any knowledge of the gun or drugs, was charged with a misdemeanor violation of driving on a suspended license and released on a citation, Joseph said.
Joseph said Faulkner was charged with several felonies including being a felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm inside a vehicle, felon in possession of ammunition, felon in possession of a stun gun and possession of a stolen firearm. Faulkner also was charged with a misdemeanor violation of possession of a controlled substance.
Faulkner later was booked into the Lake County Jail, with bail was set at $15,000. Jail records indicated he later posted bail and was released.
The vehicle was impounded pursuant to state law, Joseph said.
Joseph said the case has been submitted to the Lake County District Attorney’s Office for charges.
Vehicle stop leads to discovery of heroin, stolen gun
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