Man Arrested For Gun Posession After Dispute In Murrieta

MURRIETA, CA — A man was arrested last week for possessing a firearm after police received reports of an escalating dispute in the parking lot of a Sam's Club in Murrieta, authorities said.

Officers said a couple was involved in a heated argument when the man reportedly entered a vehicle and began to drive away. The woman then jumped on the hood of a car, attempting to stop him, the Murrieta Police Department wrote on Instagram.

Police lost sight of the vehicle but told dispatch the direction it went. Minutes later, when officers found them again, the couple told police they were resolving the issue.

"Officers quickly determined no domestic violence had taken place and that aside from the female's brief attempt to hood surf, there was no crime," officers said.

Then the man stated he had a firearm, police said. The pistol, which was recovered by officers, included two magazines and 19 total rounds, including one in the chamber.

The man, who was not identified by police, was arrested on weapons charges.

No other information was made immediately available.