(07:00) Watsonville – Police arrested a felon in possession of a firearm and a high capacity magazine during a patrol in Watsonville. The incident took place at a Motel 6 on Monday night. Officers located three men fighting in one of the motel rooms, and arrested 25 year-old Derick Jerome Pounds, of Merced, who was on probation and had a warrant out for his arrest. Police searched the room and found a .45 caliber pistol with a high capacity magazine and 10 ounces of marijuana. Pounds was taken into custody.
