Loaded gun found in pizza box during traffic stop in California, police say
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — California deputies found a pizza topped with pepperoni, cheese, sausage and a loaded handgun during a routine traffic stop early Tuesday morning, according to authorities.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said deputies pulled over a vehicle for simple code violations around 3:00 a.m. in Rosamond, located about 74 miles southeast of Bakersville.
During the stop, deputies said they found a sawed-off shotgun, two handguns (one of them concealed inside the pizza box), methamphetamine, Xanax, cocaine and fentanyl.
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They also found cash, scales, drug paraphernalia and packaging, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies said the driver, 47-year-old Danny Carson, had a misdemeanor warrant and was on post-release community supervision for weapons violations.
Carson was arrested along with three passengers who deputies said were in the vehicle: 18-year-old Saydee Vandehey, 30-year-old Krista Rutledge and 47-year-old Benjamin Vasquez.
All four were booked into the Kern County-Lerdo Justice Facility in Bakersfield for multiple weapon and drug violations, the sheriff’s office said.
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