Driver Passed Out Inside a Car with Weapons and Ammunition is Arrested
Photo: seized from Goode
BERKELEY — A driver passed out inside a car with weapons, ammunition and booze bottles was arrested near the Berkeley/Oakland city limits. It took three hours to rouse the man from a deep slumber before he was taken into custody on July 15.
Residents reported seeing the man slumped inside a car with weapons in the middle of the afternoon. Mindful of the danger of an armed person who may be disoriented when suddenly awaken, responding officers kept their distance.
Goode’s bottles
A perimeter was set up and tire spikes placed around the car to prevent any possibility of fleeing. The surrounding area of Prince Street was cordoned off and police attempted to contact the man by loudspeaker.
In a prepared statement Berkeley PD said. “Despite repeated calls with our loudspeaker in English and Spanish, the man would not wake.”
His presence put the neighborhood in lockdown mode. Two armored vehicles were dispatched to provide police cover in event of gunfire. Aerial support and a K-9 unit were requested.
As other agencies were arriving to assist, the man became responsive and communicated with officers. The man identified as 52-year-old Jason Goode from Antioch stepped outside the car at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Goode was arrested and his car was searched. Police recovered a handgun, a rifle and several hundred rounds of ammunition. In addition, they also found four replica firearms and one baton.
Goode was booked at Santa Rita Jail for weapons charges and public intoxication. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office subsequently filed four charges against Goode –
Carrying concealed firearms within a vehicle PC 25400 (A) (1)
Special Allegation-Concealed firearm/prohibited class PC 25400 (C)
Unlawful firearm activity PC 29825(B)
Possession of a leaded cane PC 22210
