Crime

He made an illegal turn and was arrested with a handgun

John Graves
John Graves Fresno Police Department

John Graves, 27, was arrested on weapons charges after he made an illegal turn into a closed gas station near Parkway and Belmont avenues early Tuesday, Fresno police reported.

A police spokesman said Graves was driving while unlicensed and was on probation. Officers recovered a Taurus .45 caliber handgun with a high-capacity magazine from a backpack in the SUV Graves was driving. Graves told officers that he found the gun in a park. He was booked into Fresno County Jail.

This story was originally published August 22, 2017 at 11:51 AM with the headline "He made an illegal turn and was arrested with a handgun."

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