Psychadelic Mushrooms, Gun Seized From Suspect In Manhattan Beach: Police

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — A man was arrested Thursday morning after police say they found him with psychedelic mushrooms and a gun in Manhattan Beach's Tree Section neighborhood.

Police say a sergeant was driving through the neighborhood around 4 a.m. when they noticed someone standing next to a Volkswagen SUV that had a license plate that belonged to another car.

"When the Sergeant asked for this person’s ID, he said it was in a backpack on the front passenger seat," The Manhattan Beach Police Department said in a statement Friday afternoon."Well he forgot that his illegally possessed handgun with scratched off serial numbers was also in that backpack."

During the incident, officers also found a bag with psilocybin mushrooms in the backseat of the car, according to authorities.

The suspect, who police said had prior felony convictions, was taken into custody in connection with the incident and is being held in Manhattan Beach jail without bail, police said.