COW MOUNTAIN, Calif. – Mendocino County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Lakeport man over the weekend, allegedly finding him in possession of stolen weapons.

Demetri Gilbert Amaya, 50, was taken into custody on Sunday, April 10, according to Capt. Kurt Smallcomb of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.

Smallcomb said at 2:30 p.m. Sunday Mendocino County Sheriff's Deputies were patrolling the Four Mile Glade area of Cow Mountain when they observed a vehicle parked at the end of the roadway, which is just inside the Lake County jurisdiction.

When the deputies approached the vehicle it appeared unoccupied at first, but then they found the driver – later identified as Amaya – to be asleep across the front seat with a 40-ounce beer bottle perched on the steering wheel, Smallcomb said.

He said deputies also observed numerous firearms inside the vehicle and in the bed of the truck.

The deputies awakened Amaya and removed him from the vehicle, Smallcomb said. Due to the weapons in the vehicle, they asked and were given permission to search the vehicle.

Smallcomb said a records check revealed that two guns were reported stolen, one from Sonoma County and the second reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as being stolen from San Francisco.

He said both guns were confirmed to be stolen and Amaya was placed under arrest.

Amaya was transported to the Lake County Jail, where jail records indicated he was booked on a charge of receiving stolen property. Bail was set at $15,000.

Jail records indicated Amaya remained in custody late Monday.

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