Man With Ghost Gun Arrested In North County: Sheriff's Department

SAN MARCOS, CA — A man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a ghost gun in northern San Diego County, authorities said.

Neighbors called law enforcement shortly after 11 p.m. Friday to report a group of suspicious people in the 500 block of Spanish Oak Avenue in San Marcos, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

Deputies contacted four people hanging around a pickup truck, Sgt. Nicholas Arvanitis said.

"During the contact, a handgun loaded with bullets were clearly visible on the passenger seat," Arvanitis said. "The firearm turned out to be a ghost gun."

The driver of the pickup, Tristan Banuelos, 22, was arrested on suspicion of carrying a loaded gun in a public place or public street and owning or possessing a gun without a serial number, Arvanitis said.