LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Lakeport man was arrested on Wednesday after he was discovered to have a cache of weapons at his residence during a marijuana compliance check.
Nathaniel Fulton Hendrickson, 41, was placed under arrest for possession of a firearm and ammunition, which he is prohibited from possessing because he's a convicted felon, according to Lt. Jason Ferguson.
At 11 a.m. Wednesday Lakeport Police Officer Angie Bell responded to a residence in the 300 block of Crawford Street to conduct a marijuana compliance check where marijuana plants could be seen in the backyard, Ferguson said.
Bell located Hendrickson at the residence, and he admitted to having the marijuana garden, according to Ferguson.
During a walk through the garden Officer Bell inquired as to whether or not Hendrickson had any weapons in the residence. Ferguson said Hendrickson told Bell his father had a shotgun inside the home.
Bell asked Hendrickson if he was a convicted felon and he stated that he was. A records check on Hendrickson confirmed that he is a convicted felon. As a result, he's prohibited from possessing, being in custody of or control of any firearm, as well as possessing any type of ammunition, Ferguson said.
Ferguson said Officer Bell obtained consent from Hendrickson to enter the residence and, once inside, she obtained consent from Hendrickson's father, with whom he lives, to check for weapons.
Located inside the north bedroom was a loaded .357 magnum pistol, .22 caliber pistol, 12 gauge shotgun and three loaded .22 caliber rifles, along with numerous rounds of various caliber ammunition, Ferguson said.
Located in the south bedroom, which Hendrickson claimed was his, was a loaded 12 gauge shotgun and two nylon lanyards containing a total of 46 rounds of 12 gauge ammunition, according to Ferguson.
Based on Hendrickson being a convicted felon, he was placed under arrest for possession of a firearm and ammunition. He was transported to the Hill Road Jail where bail was set at $15,000, Ferguson said.