Vehicle stop leads to arrests for drugs and weapons charges
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake Police officer arrested two men on drugs and weapons charges on Monday afternoon following a traffic stop.
Police said Roger Daniel Vigil, 56, Clearlake, and Eugene Walker, 52, Sacramento, were taken into custody.
At about 4:30 p.m. Monday Officer Chris Kelleher was patrolling the area of Snook Avenue near Hillcrest Avenue when he stopped a vehicle for various traffic violations, police said.
The agency said Officer Kelleher contacted Vigil, who was the driver, with Walker riding in the front passenger seat.
During the traffic stop, police said Officer Kelleher located seven 12-gauge Winchester shotgun shells on Vigil, who is a convicted felon and is prohibited from possessing them.
Police said that during a search of the vehicle, Officer Kelleher located a 12-gauge Mossberg shotgun on the backseat. He also found a bag of suspected methamphetamine on the front passenger floorboard of the vehicle.
Vigil was arrested on probable cause for numerous felony firearm and drug violations. He remained in custody on Tuesday, with bail set at $50,000. He is scheduled for arraignment on Wednesday.
Walker was arrested on probable cause for a drug violation. By Tuesday he had posted bail and been released, based on jail records.