( KRON ) – A Vallejo resident and convicted felon was found driving with a privately made gun and narcotics early Sunday morning, according to authorities.
The Santa Rosa Police Department said officers pulled over a vehicle without license plates at around 1:05 a.m. Officers said they noticed “in plain view” open containers of marijuana.
The driver, according to police, informed authorities he had a loaded firearm under his seat. Officers later located a loaded, unregistered, and unserialized 9mm P80 privately made firearm and a suspected crack cocaine.
Police said they discovered the driver, identified as Vallejo resident Tabarrie Merritt, is a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition…