CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Police Department this week arrested a convicted felon for being in possession of a concealed weapon.

John Arthur Teply, 35, was arrested early Monday morning, according to Sgt. Elvis Cook.

Cook said that just before 2:45 a.m. Monday, he and Officer Steve Diaz contacted Teply after conducting a traffic stop in the 16300 block of Dam Road.

During the incident, Sgt. Cook and Officer Diaz located a concealed loaded firearm in Teply's vehicle. Teply is a prohibited person and illegally possessed the firearm, according to Cook.

Cook said Teply was arrested for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, carrying a loaded firearm by prohibited person, carrying a firearm and not being its registered owner, carrying a concealed firearm while in a vehicle, carrying a loaded firearm in vehicle and driving without a valid driver’s license.

Teply was later booked into the Lake County Jail. He remained in custody early Thursday on a no-bail hold, according to jail records.