Wanted man arrested with loaded gun, meth in car with kids

CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE)- A 30-year-old Clovis antheral was booked into jailhouse aft constabulary recovered him to person a warrant, a loaded handgun, and packaged methamphetamine with his children successful the car during a postulation halt Saturday, Clovis constabulary say.

Around 2 p.m. Saturday the section said an serviceman pulled implicit a conveyance adjacent Willow and Gettysburg Avenues for a suspected postulation violation. The serviceman determined that the car's driver, Tevin Gillespie of Clovis, was a validated pack subordinate who had a warrant, and detained him. 

Additionally, Gillespie was recovered to person a loaded handgun successful his overgarment pocket, on with pre-packaged meth officers believed was acceptable to beryllium sold.

Following his detention, a hunt warrant was completed astatine his Clovis location wherever officers accidental they confiscated a stolen shotgun, further ammunition, and amerciable high-capacity magazines.

His 2 young children were turned implicit to household and Gillespie was booked into the Fresno County Jail for an unrelated warrant. He is suspected of being a convicted felon successful possession of a concealed loaded firearm, kid endangerment, and possession of a controlled substance for sale, among different related charges. 

In all, investigators accidental Gillespie is suspected of 13 felony charges and 1 misdemeanor charge.