(08:30) Salinas – A convicted felon was arrested on Saturday in Salinas after he was caught with a loaded rifle and illegal drugs. Officers spotted a Vehicle with paper plates around 9:30 p.m. on the 1000 block of South Main Street. As officers approached the vehicle Gerado Cerna began to walk away. A search of the vehicle uncovered a loaded rifle, heroin and a mask. Cerna is a convicted felon and has a prior gun arrest. Cerna was booked into the Monterey County Jail for gun and drug charges.