Lakewood, Los Angeles County, CA: A man found sleeping in a vehicle with a gun on his lap was arrested early Monday morning, Feb. 13, in a fast food restaurant drive-thru in the city of Lakewood.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lakewood Station deputies received a call for service shortly before 12:45 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, on the 5700 block of Lakewood Boulevard.

Jack in the Box employees advised there was an unresponsive male inside a sedan in the middle of a drive thru, not moving.

When employees went to check on the man, they spotted a black handgun sitting on the suspect’s lap.

Deputies arrived and placed spike strips at the end of the drive-thru and formulated a plan to contact the individual. They tried numerous PA announcements and siren blips, however, attempts were unsuccessful in waking up the man.

Deputies eventually made a tactical approach on the vehicle, which had an open window, and immediately took the driver into custody without incident.

A gun was quickly recovered from the suspect, and can be seen being handled by deputies in Key News Network video at the scene.

No injuries were reported.

Nathan Holguin, Video Journalist / KNN

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