Playboy street gang member caught with loaded gun after rolling through stop sign, police say

A Playboy street gang member with a loaded 9 mm handgun was arrested late Thursday in central Fresno, police reported.

He was identified as Tyrone Williams, 27.

A police spokesman said Williams was pulled over after officers observed his car rolling through a stop sign near Belmont Avenue and Broadway Street and noticed Williams place something in a bag. It turned out to be an unregistered Taurus pistol.

Williams was booked on charges of being armed while prohibited from possessing a firearm and being in violation of probation conditions. He was booked into the Fresno County Jail.

This story was originally published December 29, 2017 at 9:15 AM with the headline "Playboy street gang member caught with loaded gun after rolling through stop sign, police say."