Tinted Windows, Ghost Gun: Routine Traffic Stop Ends In Felony Charges

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — What began as a routine traffic stop involving a vehicle with tinted windows on SR-116 near Neeley Road ended in the arrest of the driver and felony gun charges.

A California Highway Patrol officer stopped the car in Guerneville on a violation because of the tinted windows, according to a social media post.

CHP said the driver gave the officer a fake ID, leading to a search and, ultimately, the discovery of a loaded, unregistered ghost gun — an untraceable firearm with no serial number purchased as a kit or in separate pieces— equipped with a high-capacity magazine concealed in the driver's waistband.

The suspect was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm, a high-capacity magazine, carrying a concealed firearm, and providing a false ID to police.

Authorities in Sonoma County have made multiple arrests involving ghost guns, which are firearms without serial numbers. The kits can easily be bought online and quickly assembled.

Serial numbers are used to track guns, creating concerns and controversy, including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, over how these as yet untraceable guns should be regulated.

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