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DUI Stop After Armed Distress Call Leads to Santa Rosa Arrest and Gun Seizures

Officers say the driver, identified as Casey Eugene Jones, tested at more than four times California’s legal blood-alcohol limit.

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Overview

  • Police were dispatched around 12:35 p.m. Saturday to the 1000 block of Spenlow Road after a report that a man was holding a gun to his head.
  • The man left in a blue Toyota coupe and was stopped by officers, who found a loaded, concealed handgun during the traffic stop.
  • A second firearm was located in the trunk, and police said neither gun was registered to the suspect.
  • The driver was identified as 45-year-old Casey Eugene Jones, who showed signs of intoxication and returned a BAC more than four times the 0.08% legal limit.
  • Jones was booked into Sonoma County Jail on DUI and firearms charges, including carrying a loaded firearm in public and carrying a concealed loaded firearm in a vehicle.