Police: Three convicted felons arrested on U.S. 101
Police arrested three convicted felons Feb. 26 after one of them allegedly brandished a firearm on the side of U.S. 101 in Morgan Hill.About 12:50 p.m., Morgan Hill police received a call reporting a man brandished a handgun from inside a recreational vehicle, according to a press release from MHPD.When officers arrived, they found the RV along with two additional vehicles stopped on the east shoulder of U.S. 101 northbound, in the area of East Dunne Avenue, police said.Officers conducted a high-risk stop and detained three suspects—Hector Maldonado, 31; Devina Ojeda, 22; and Gilbert Maldonado, 50, according to police.A search of the vehicles found a loaded .22-caliber handgun, ammunition and drug paraphernalia, police said. All three suspects were San Jose residents and convicted felons, which prohibits them from owning a firearm or ammunition.Furthermore, Hector Maldonado was a wanted felon due to a violation of his post-release probation terms, police said. Ojeda was on active felony probation out of Santa Clara County.All three suspects were booked at the County Jail on suspicion of being felons in possession of a firearm, possession of a concealed firearm in a vehicle, felons in possession of ammunition, providing false information to an officer, being under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of a controlled substance and probation violation.Anyone with information about the incident can contact MHPD at (408) 779-2101 or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867.
