CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake man was arrested early Friday morning on numerous weapons and contempt of court charges.

Kevin Ray Stone, 28, was taken into custody following a brief foot pursuit with Clearlake Police officers, according to a report from Field Training Officer Michael Carpenter.

Shortly after midnight Friday morning Sgt. Rodd Joseph and Officer Andrew Jones

were performing a patrol check of the Clearlake Apartments, located at 7145 Old Highway 53, when they observed a male – later identified as Stone – acting suspiciously, Carpenter said.

When officers approached Stone, he began to walk away from them. Carpenter said the officers ordered Stone to stop, and he disobeyed them and instead ran away.

Carpenter said a foot pursuit ensued and Joseph caught Stone at the apartment complex's playground.

Officers discovered a loaded handgun in the area where Stone was caught. Carpenter said they believe Stone tossed the firearm while attempting to flee from the officers.

Stone is currently on probation and prohibited from owning a firearm, Carpenter said.

Stone was booked into the Lake County Jail on misdemeanors including two counts of violation of a court order and misdemeanor obstructing a police officer; and felonies that included carrying a loaded firearm in public, being a prohibited person possessing a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon and being a prohibited person possessing ammunition, according to jail records.

His total bail was set at $10,000, jail records indicated.

He remained in the Lake County Jail late Friday.

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