(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba City Police Department reports the arrest of a 17-year-old after a traffic stop for running a stop-sign at Railroad Avenue & Teesdale Road.

The driver pulled over, but a 17-year-old male passenger immediately exited the vehicle and fled on foot into a house on Sherman Court. Shortly after, a family member brought the juvenile out to officers and gave consent for them to search the residence. At that time, the teen “immediately ran into the laundry room” according to a press release, where officers located an unregistered firearm inside the washing machine.

The youth is also charged with resisting arrest and possessing marijuana.