SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- A man was arrested Monday night after detectives pulled him over in Santa Ana and found a live grenade inside his car, police said.
Gang detectives conducted the routine traffic stop at 8 p.m. in the 2900 block of W. 1st Street. When they walked up and asked the driver if he had anything illegal in his car, he said he had a hand grenade. The detectives then noticed what appeared to be a modified pineapple grenade on the front passenger seat.
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The Orange County sheriff's bomb squad was called in. They located the grenade, determined it was live and rendered it safe.
The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Santa Ana resident Gregorio Rojas, was arrested for possessing an explosive.
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Rojas, who police said is a documented street gang member who was driving on a suspended license, had four loaded handguns and a quantity of substance believed to be methamphetamine at his residence, police said.
He was booked into the Orange County Jail.