CLEARLAKE — Piyaco Brown, 30, of Clearlake Oaks, was arrested Saturday on several firearms violations and a drug charge. The arrest followed gunshots heard in the area of Green Street and Olympic Drive.
According to the Clearlake Police Department (CPD), at approximately 11 p.m. Saturday Officer T. Lenz was parked at an intersection in Clearlake to observe pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area. The windows to the officer”s vehicle were rolled down so that he could hear people that might have been yelling or vehicle that might have been driving recklessly.
Sgt. T. Hobbs said that while at the intersection, Lenz heard several gunshots coming from the area of Green Street and Olympic Drive. Lenz immediately drove to the area and located a vehicle on Green Street traveling toward Olympic Drive. The officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle a short time later for moving and mechanical violations.
According to Hobbs, Brown, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was determined to be on active searchable felony probation. During a probation search of the vehicle Lenz allegedly located a concealed, loaded .25-caliber semi-automatic handgun and an undisclosed amount of crystal methamphetamine.
Brown was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm, felon in possession of ammunition, possession of a controlled substance while armed, committing a felony while armed, possession of a controlled substance, transportation of a controlled substance, carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle and altering the serial number on a firearm. He was booked into Lake County Jail.
Hobbs said that officers responded back to the area where the gunshots were originally heard and were unable to locate any victims or property that might have been damaged by gunshots.
The CPD is asking anyone with information regarding the gunshots heard in the area of Green Street and Olympic Drive at around 11 p.m. on Saturday to contact Officer Lenz at 994-8251.
