Juan Fernando Rios, who earlier this year was arrested in connection with a fatal State Street stabbing but was ultimately cleared of murder charges, was taken into custody Friday on a new set of alleged gun and drug offenses.
The Sheriff’s Office said that around 12:20 a.m., a deputy pulled over 28-year-old Rios near the intersection of Las Positas Road and Rebecca Lane after observing him make an unsafe turn with an unsecured load.
During the stop, “Deputies determined that Rios was a convicted felon and was carrying a loaded firearm that was not registered to him,” officials said. “He was also found in possession of methamphetamine, cocaine, and drug paraphernalia,” and was driving on a suspended license due to a prior DUI…