Felon in possession of firearm and drug paraphernalia arrested in Seaside

Seaside police said a felon was arrested in the 1700 block of Luxton St. Monday afternoon on gun and drug charges.

Police said Clagett Rains was found beside his motorcycle that was partially blocking a driveway to a home. However, Rains is not a Seaside resident and claimed to not know anyone that lived in that particular neighborhood police said.

Officers noticed a bulge in the motorcycle vest Rains was wearing, and after further investigation determined he was concealing a loaded Glock .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun.

He was also in possession of a pipe used to smoke methamphetamine. Rains is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing firearms according to police. Rains was taken to the Monterey County Jail.

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