"SALINAS - Monterey County Sheriff's deputies announced they have arrested a 42-year-old man from Pacific Grove for possession of three firearms: a loaded .45 caliber pistol, an AR pistol carbine and a Japanese Type 11 light machine gun. The suspect was apprehended Sunday around 8:30 p.m. during a traffic stop in Castroville according to a press release from the Sheriff's Office. A deputy was patrolling near Poole Street and McDougal Street when they noticed a vehicle driving down the middle of the road toward oncoming traffic."
"The officer stopped the vehicle, which was driven by a female and had a male passenger. Another deputy arrived on scene to assist, alongside his K-9 partner. While searching the vehicle, the law enforcement dog discovered a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. Officers later found the three firearms, one of them, a loaded 1911 A-1 pistol, within arms-reach of the passenger. Two of the apprehended weapons did not have serial numbers."
Monterey County deputies apprehended a 42-year-old Pacific Grove resident, Brian Richard Knabb, during a Sunday night traffic stop in Castroville after observing a vehicle driving down the middle of the road toward oncoming traffic. A deputy and a K-9 searched the vehicle and discovered a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, and three firearms, including a loaded 1911 A-1 pistol within arms-reach of the passenger. Two of the weapons lacked serial numbers. The WWII-era Type 11 light machine gun was characterized as capable of firing over 500 rounds per minute. Knabb was booked on multiple weapons and drug charges with bail set at $50,000; the female driver was cited and released.
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