A routine traffic stop in Fairfield led to an arrest last Thursday when police discovered an unregistered, loaded gun in the vehicle of a 22-year-old man. According to a Facebook post by the Fairfield, CA Police Department, Officer Callison pulled over a car on Quail Drive at Sandpiper Drive around 4:09 pm. The driver, identified as Rodney Smith, was found to have a suspended license.
In the course of the stop, Smith reportedly refused to quickly exit the vehicle and was assisted out by the officer. A subsequent search of the car uncovered a loaded gun which was not registered. Smith, who has a record as a convicted felon, was not able to legally possess a firearm. His arrest followed suit and he was booked into Solano County Jail without incident or harm.
The revelation that the gun was loaded intensifies the concerns surrounding this incident, given the potential risk it could have posed to public safety. The police department stated that Smith's detainment was managed without any complications, underscoring the potentially volatile situation's resolution without escalation.
A criminal history complicates Smith's predicament further. Being a convicted felon renders his possession of the firearm not only illegal due to its unregistered status but also due to his prior convictions. He now faces charges stemming from both the gun possession and his driving on a suspended license.
