South Lake Tahoe Police say they arrested a known gang member after finding a loaded AK-47 style rifle inside his crashed truck.
When police got there, they say they found the driver, 33-year-old Victor Alfonso Ramos Eucendo, driving his Chevrolet Silverado, drunk, on Los Angeles Avenue when he hit a parked car and a bear box.
They say when he was arrested for DUI, Officers also found a loaded Norinco Mak-90 assault rifle (AK-47 variant) with a loaded high capacity 30 round magazine. Officers also say they found meth.
Police say Ramos Eucendo told authorities he was on his way to confront a drug dealer about a fight over a different time when he hit a parked car on New Year's Eve.
Police say Eucendo told police he had ties to MS-13 when he lived in Central America and is a current member of the Sureno’s street gang.
Ramos Eucendo was booked into the El Dorado County Jail on charges of Illegal possession of an assault weapon, carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, DUI, and possession of a controlled substance. SLTPD will be requesting charges for possession of a high capacity magazine to be added at time of arraignment.
Anyone with information regarding this case is requested to contact SLTPD Detective Jake Herminghaus at (530) 542-6100.
(South Lake Tahoe Police contributed to this report.)
