A convicted felon was arrested for multiple felony gun charges and misdemeanor drug charges after he was reportedly found passed out in a car at a Castaic gas station on Monday.
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Around 9:30 p.m., deputies responded to the 31700 block of The Old Road in Castaic regarding an individual who appeared to be unconscious in a car, said Shirley Miller, a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
“After a deputy knocked on the driver side window, but received no response, he opened the unlocked door and saw a handgun in plain view,” Miller said. “The deputy recovered the firearm, which was determined to be loaded.”
After deputies removed the loaded weapon from the vehicle, they made a second attempt to wake the man.
“Upon contact and additional investigation, deputies learned the driver was a convicted felon, and also in possession of cocaine,” Miller said.
Armando Valdez, 28, from Wasco in Kern County, was arrested on suspicion of three felony weapon charges and two misdemeanor drug charges.
Valdez was transported and booked at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, with bail set at $87,000.
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