Man, dropped off at Natividad after shooting self, faces gun, meth charges

Joe Szydlowski | The Californian

A man faces gun and drug charges after he allegedly shot himself and police found "hundreds" of rounds of ammunition in his car Thursday morning, Salinas police said.

Police were called to Natividad at about 4:45 a.m. for a man dropped off with a gunshot wound to his thigh, later identified as Alexandro Llamas, 29, officers said in a press release.

Officers said Llamas refused to cooperate with police or answer questions. However, officers pieced together that he'd apparently shot himself in the upper thigh and was taken to the hospital in a white Cadillac CTS.

According to the report, shortly after receiving the call, officers pulled over the Cadillac at San Luis and Front streets. The driver, an unnamed woman, told police she'd just dropped off a gunshot victim at Natividad.

But police learned that the Cadillac belonged to Llamas, who also had a warrant for failing to appear in court on a gun charge, officers said. They searched the sedan and discovered "hundreds" of rounds of ammunition, as well as a quarter-ounce of methamphetamine, police said.

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They learned Llamas told the driver to take him to the hospital, drop him off and then drive away, said police.

After being treated, police said Llamas was arrested on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm, possessing meth and the warrant, and taken to Monterey County Jail.