Officer pulls over dad, finds weed, unsecured 1-year-old in back seat

A Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Deputy who pulled over a man for speeding found his 1-year-old son, unsecured, standing on the backseat.

The man was driving a Honda Civic at a high speed on Seventh Street and ran a stop sign at Crows Landing Road just after midnight Wednesday, said Deputy Royjindar Singh.

When the deputy approached the car, “There was a child in the back seat standing in the seat looking at her,” he said.

There was also a jar of marijuana next to the child.

Johnny Gonzales, 39, was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, reckless driving and possession of marijuana for sale.

Child Protective Services was called the boy was released to the custody of a relative.

This story was originally published December 7, 2016 at 7:21 PM with the headline "Officer pulls over dad, finds weed, unsecured 1-year-old in back seat."