Redding felon arrested after traffic stop yields loaded firearm and ammo
REDDING, Calif., — A Redding felon spent a few hours in jail after a traffic stop uncovered a loaded handgun, ammunition, and drug paraphernalia early Monday morning, March 21.
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At around 1 a.m., officers with the Redding Police Department conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a Buick sedan in the area of Lake Boulevard and N. Market Street after noticing that the vehicle had expired registration tabs, Redding Police Sergeant Ortega has since said of the traffic stop and arrest.
Duncan Devine was arrested after a Redding traffic stop for expired registration uncovered a loaded handgun, extended magazines and ammunition, and drug paraphernalia early Monday morning. Redding PD photos
Upon contacting the driver, Duncan Devine, 33, of Redding, officers noticed drug paraphernalia sitting in plain view inside the vehicle, and Devine admitted to being in possession of a loaded firearm.
During a subsequent search of Devine’s vehicle, officers located a loaded Fegarmy PA-63 Makarov 9×18 pistol, numerous rounds of 7.62x39mm ammunition, two pistol holsters, a 30-round rifle magazine, and drug paraphernalia.
As a convicted felon, Devine is prohibited from possessing firearms and/or ammunition and officers arrested him without incident.
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Devine was later booked into the Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, Being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Online jail records indicate he has since been released and is no longer in custody.
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Trevor Montgomery, 51, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and operates Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS). Both are stringer organizations, providing breaking news coverage and community interest stories for other mainstream media organizations throughout the two regions they serve.
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.