Man passed out in car ends up being felon in possession of a loaded firearm

On August 1,  2018,  at about 1:00 a.m., officers with the  Eureka  Police  Department responded to a parking  lot  at the  3300 block of Broadway  for the  report of  a  male  passed out  with a handgun on his lap inside  of a  parked vehicle.   



Officers arrived on scene  and conducted  a  high risk  stop  on the parked vehicle; however, the male  occupant  did not  acknowledge  officer’s commands.   After  numerous attempts, officers  approached the vehicle  and  could see  the  handle of  the handgun in  the male’s pocket.  The  male  occupant eventually  woke  up  and was taken into custody  without incident.


 The  handgun was determined to be loaded The  male  was identified  as Nolan  Travis  (26 of Del Norte County).   Travis  was arrested and booked into the Humboldt  County  Correctional Facility  for  felon in possession of a firearm,  carrying  a  concealed firearm, carrying  a  loaded firearm, and possession of ammunition by  a  prohibited person.