A traffic stop led the arrest of a felon on parole who was suspected of possessing a loaded firearm. On Friday (November 25), Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of Twentynine Palms Highway and Park Ave in Morongo Valley at around 11 p.m.
The driver was identified as Aaron Brown, a 45 year-old resident of Yucaipa, who was currently on parole. The Deputy conducted a search of Brown and the vehicle, and report finding a black backpack with a loaded tan 9 mm handgun. Possession of a vehicle or ammunition was a violation of Brown’s parole. Aaron Brown was arrested for suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm and was booked into the Morongo Jail on $50,000 bail.