FELON IN POSSESSION OF A SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN VS

SALINAS POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED A FELON WHO WAS IN POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, INCLUDING A SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN. FRANCISCO GONZALEZ WAS FIRST ARRESTED FOR HAVING A LOADED SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL IN HIS VEHICLE, DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. THEN A SEARCH OF HIS RESIDENCE AT EAST MARKET AND PAJARO REVEALED HE WAS ALSO IN POSSESSION OF A SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN. THE 28-YEAR-OLD WAS BOOKED FOR SEVERAL WEAPONS CHARGES.