Undersheriff for the Merced County Sheriff’s Department Jason Goins said, “There was a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle,” and an officer had to wake them up. “We’ve run across it before – people who are intoxicated or high on drugs passed out at the scene,” Goins said. “It’s not common but it does happen.”
Goins also said that the two suspects had a stolen, loaded gun in the vehicle, and that they were known gang members. They were arrested based on allegations of participating in a criminal street gang, as well as possession of stolen property and a loaded firearm. They were released into their parents’ custody.
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