On July 30, at 8 p.m.
Downtown Officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of 100 block of Colorado. The officers observed there to be open containers of alcoholic beverages in plain view and within reach of all occupants in the vehicle. During a consent search of the vehicle, a semi-automatic pistol was found inside the glovebox with a loaded magazine attached. The serial number of the firearm was painted over. Three of the four occupants were arrested. Summer A. Smith, 24, from Arizona, was arrested for being the driver carrying a concealed firearm in vehicle, carrying a loaded firearm in public and tampering with marks on Firearm. Bail was set at $10,000. Timothy Gonzales, 28, from Arizona, was arrested for being the occupant in a car carrying a concealed firearm in vehicle, being a felon carrying a loaded firearm in public, tampering with marks on Firearm and being a convicted felon possessing a firearm. Bail was set at $35,000. Juan Stanley Elson, 24, from Arizona, was arrested for being in possession of an open container while driving. Bail was set at $70.
