An alleged gang member from Patterson was arrested for possessing a weapon after a routine traffic stop over the weekend in Santa Cruz. Police say Juan Barone Garcia was one of 4 passengers in a 2000 Chevy Silverado that was pulled over on Soquel Avenue near Hagemann Avenue around 3 a.m. Sunday morning for having a modified exhaust on the truck. Police discovered a loaded handgun inside the pickup where Garcia had been sitting. Garcia also admitted to being a gang-member.
