
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Police arrested a Clearlake man on Tuesday during a traffic stop after he was found to have active arrest warrants and a gun with its serial number removed.
Daniel Douglas Wamback, 31, was taken into custody at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Clearlake Police Department.
Officer Chris Kelleher was on patrol and observed a white Ford sedan traveling south on Old Highway 53, police said.
Officer Kelleher observed two mechanical California Vehicle Code violations and conducted a traffic enforcement stop of the vehicle, according to the report.
During the stop, authorities said Wamback, who was the front seat passenger, provided a false name to Kelleher. Once his true identity was discovered, he was determined to have three active arrest warrants and also found to be a convicted felon.
Police said Wamback was in possession of a Ruger .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol, which had its serial number scratched off.
Wamback was arrested on probable cause for multiple charges, including felony firearms charges, along with the arrest warrants. Wamback was later booked into the Lake County Jail, where he remained in custody on Thursday, with bail set at $90,000.
