CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake man police had sought in connection to a case involving stolen and forged checks has been arrested.

John Leroy Clemons, 43, was arrested without incident at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to Detective Sgt. Nick Bennett of the Clearlake Police Department.

Clearlake Police detectives identified Clemons as the person who had deposited forged checks – which had gone missing from a Petaluma residence – into a Clearlake bank, as Lake County News has reported.

Police served a search warrant at his residence on Tuesday, seizing a handgun and ammunition – which Clemons, a convicted felon, is not permitted to possess – and two potentially dangerous dogs, Bennett said.

Bennett said Clemons was not present during the search warrant service but called the police department while it was going on and refused to come to the police department to speak with officers.

At the same time as he signed the search warrant, a Lake County Superior Court judge had signed an arrest warrant for Clemons on two charges of felony forgery, Bennett said.

The bail on the arrest warrant originally had been set at $15,000, Bennett said.

However, due to Clemons' extensive criminal history and additional pending criminal cases which will be forwarded to the District Attorney, when he was booked his bail was enhanced to $150,000, according to Bennett.

Clemons' booking sheet showed that he was booked on counts including a misdemeanor charge of possession, purchase or use of a Tazer by a convicted felon, and felony charges of evading a peace officer, evading a peace officer with disregard for public safety, felon in possession of a firearm, felon in possession of ammunition, possession of a leaded cane or billy club and receiving known stolen property.