Man Arrested for Having Loaded Gun, Child Endangerment - Central Coast News KION/KCBA

MARINA, Calif. - Just before 4:00 Friday afternoon, a Marina Police Officer contacted a male believing he was a theft suspect from an on-going investigation.  As a result, the man's home was searched.

Inside the residence, a loaded semi-automatic rifle was found in an area which was easily accessible to the children that also lived at the home.  Police say those children were at the home when the weapon was located. 

34-year-old Michael Gruber was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of ammunition, and for child endangerment. 

Gruber was booked into the Monterey County Jail.