Crime & Safety
Santa Rosa Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest For Possession Of A Machine Gun
He was taken into custody and booked at the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Center and faces multiple gun-related charges.
August 1, 2022
Police in Santa Rosa early Sunday arrested of a man who was driving recklessly and found to be in possession of a "ghost gun" capable of automatic fire, according to authorities.
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Shortly after midnight Sunday, a Santa Rosa police sergeant conducted a traffic stop for reckless driving on the 400 block of Sebastopol Road after a vehicle was seen spinning "donuts." Police said the driver, identified as 21-year-old Santa Rosa resident Luis Angel Varela, was in possession of a 9mm polymer "ghost gun." The firearm was equipped with a loaded 30-round high capacity magazine, a threaded barrel and a "glock switch" making the firearm fully automatic and by definition a "machine gun.".
While Varela is not a convicted felon, police noted he is on currently misdemeanor probation in Sonoma County for battery, which prohibits him from possessing firearms and ammunition.
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