Coachella man arrested for possession of non-compliant assault rifle
A Coachella man was arrested on Friday by member of the La Quinta Police Department for being in possession of a modified AR-15 style rifle. La Quinta Traffic Team Officers conducted the traffic enforcement stop near the intersection of Avenue 54 and Monroe Street.
The driver, 20-year-old Edgar Lopez-Nuno of Coachella, was arrested in possession of the illegal firearm.
According to a La Quinta PD Facebook post on the incident, the rifle “had been modified and is considered a Calfornia non-compliant assault rifle.”
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