Peckerwood gang member with shotgun arrested, police say
A Peckerwood gang member armed with a sawed-off shotgun was arrested Monday night in southeast Fresno, police reported.
Sgt. Adrian Alverez said the arrest took place after officers pulled over a Mustang driven by Eric Blatton, 51, for a vehicle code violation at East Tulare and South Seventh Street.
Blatton reportedly admitted that he was carrying the shotgun in the trunk of the car, and he was booked on charges of being a felon in possession of a prohibited weapon.