Photo: confiscated gun
Originally published as a Merced Police Department Facebook post –
Merced – On April 24, 2021 at 1:14 a.m. Officer Barroso made a traffic enforcement stop for expired registration on a vehicle at Glen Ave & Yosemite Pkwy. The driver Xavier Hernandez (20) consented to a search of his vehicle and a loaded 9mm handgun was located under the driver’s seat.
Xavier Hernandez
Hernandez admitted ownership of the firearm and was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon.
Case Number: 21-23301
Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Officer Barroso at 209-388-7738 or by email at barrosom@cityofmerced.org.
Other ways to contact us or report crime include:
For any emergency call or text 911
For non-emergency call 209-385-6912
Traffic stop leads to firearm arrest was last modified: January 5th, 2023 by
