BOULDER CREEK — Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two people within a 19-hour period for separate gun violations, Sheriff’s Sgt. Dee Baldwin said.
The first arrest occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday after deputies contacted a group of people sitting in a car in Boulder Creek. One of the passengers, Tyler Thomas, was on probation and was subject to search, Baldwin said.
Thomas had a .45 caliber handgun concealed in his jacket along with drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine. Thomas was arrested for gun and drug charges.
Later, at about 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, deputies made a second arrest involving a firearm. The Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance in Felton and found Nicole Cerami suffering from drug-induced hallucinations.
During the paranoia Cerami retrieved a handgun and brandished it at an acquaintance inside an RV, Baldwin said. During a struggle, the gun fired into the ceiling, not striking anyone.
Cerami was disarmed prior to the deputy’s arrival, Baldwin said.
She was arrested for being a drug addict in possession of a firearm.
Thomas and Cerami were booked into Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.
Each arrest resulted in the seizure of a firearm, Baldwin said.
