Weapons Found After Covelo Traffic Stop

Two Clearlake residents were arrested last week in Covelo on multiple weapons charges after an equipment related traffic stop. driver Fernando Solorio, 30, was driving suspended license. Deputies located an unloaded handgun and a loaded assault rifle. Cornelio Solorio, 24, was charged with possessing a concealed firearm, carrying a loaded firearm, and possessing an assault weapon. Fernando Solorio faced the same charges, plus possessing an unserialized firearm, probation violation, and driving on a suspended license. Both were booked into the Mendocino County Jail on $15,000 bail.