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Man arrested on gun charges in connection to Salinas ShotSpotter activation

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By Avery Johnson

Published May 8, 2020 2:29 PM

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) One man was arrested and another was sited after a ShotSpotter activation in Salinas.

Police received the activation near Rider Avenue and Antigua Avenue shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday. A witness told police that an older model VW Bug might have been involved.

An officer saw a vehicle matching the description at Sanborn and Alisal Street and conducted a high-risk traffic stop.

Two people in the vehicle, 22-year-old Miguel Bernabe and 20-year-old Jesus Tienda Hernandez, were arrested after police said they found a loaded 9mm semiautomatic handgun and several spent casings.

Police said Bernabe was cited and released for having a gun in a vehicle, but Hernandez was booked into the Monterey County Jail on gun charges.

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Avery Johnson

Avery Johnson is the Digital Content Director at KION News Channel 5/46.

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