A man was booked into jail after reportedly being caught with a stolen gun at an East Redding park area. At 11:40PM Tuesday night officers were checking on the Turtle Bay East Open Area at the north end of Bechelli Lane and came upon a car that was there after hours. As they approached the side of the car, officers say they could see drug paraphernalia in plain sight. 31-year-old Patrick Eidhammer and 41-year-old Wendy White were detained and the car was searched. Officers say that under the driver’s seat they found a loaded Ruger 22 caliber pistol that had been reported stolen in Shasta County during a burglary in 2019. Eidhammer is in jail on $25,000 bail for multiple gun-related charges. White was cited for possession of drugs and paraphernalia and released.
– Steve Gibson