Crime & Safety
Man On Probation Found With Loaded Gun: Deputies
The suspect was in a vehicle when the car was stopped for expired registration and false registration tags, Santa Cruz Co. officials said.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA – A 21-year-old Santa Cruz man who was on probation was arrested on Thursday for a probation violation and possession of a loaded gun, Santa Cruz County sheriff's officials announced this week.
At 10:12 p.m., deputies of the sheriff's Gang Enforcement Team stopped a car in the area of Soquel Drive and Commercial Crossing for expired registration and false registration tags, according to the sheriff's office.
Deputies learned that a passenger in the car, Milton Arias, was on probation and allegedly observed bullets in a seat back pouch in front of where he was sitting.
A search of the car revealed a loaded .38-caliber revolver in the pouch where the loose bullets were allegedly seen, sheriff's officials said.
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Arias was detained and transported to the county jail. His bail was set at $25,000, according to the sheriff's office.
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