P. v. Lorenz
On January 23, 2012, at about 6:17 a.m., a Chico Police Department officer was dispatched to a report of a prowler outside an apartment complex. The officer found defendant Stephen Arthur Lorenz, Jr., near the complex’s entrance. Defendant matched the physical description of the prowler, and a flat-screen television was sitting on the ground next to where he was first found. The officer obtained defendant’s identification and learned he was a former Norteño gang member, a prior parolee, and had a history of resisting arrest and weapons violations.
Defendant said he was moving the television to a storage unit and had spent the night in the complex with his friend Toby. Defendant refused to provide Toby’s last name or apartment number. The officer then conducted a patdown search, which discovered a knife and a handgun holster. After defendant admitted having a handgun, the officer removed a .44-caliber revolver from defendant’s left front pants pocket. Defendant had two prior felony convictions.
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