An Oakland man is accused of turning the back seat of an Orinda police cruiser into his own hiding spot, allegedly slipping a loaded Glock onto the floor while he sat there in handcuffs. Prosecutors say the weapon went unnoticed for nearly two weeks and was only discovered when a different officer used the same patrol car during another arrest. Federal filings now move the case into the hands of U.S. prosecutors and put the suspect back in custody.
What prosecutors allege
According to federal prosecutors, 27-year-old Maurice Herron was arrested in Orinda on Nov. 15 on an outstanding federal warrant. They say body-camera footage shows Herron, already handcuffed in the back of the patrol vehicle, pulling a handgun from his waistband and tucking it onto…..