SLO County parolee arrested after police receive report of man waving gun in air

A Grover Beach resident on parole for a violent crime was arrested after police received reports of a man waving a firearm in the air.

At around 7:31 p.m., Grover Beach officers responded to the report in the area of ​​Longbranch Avenue and 7th Street and found a man matching the description nearby, the department said in a post on Facebook.

Officers made contact with the man, 43-year-old Robert Wray, who did not comply with initial commands. After additional officers arrived, police took Wray into custody.

After arresting Wray, officers found that he had a box of .38 caliber ammunition in his back pocket and that he had discarded a loaded revolver in a nearby bush shortly before being handcuffed.

The agency said Wray was on probation for a violent crime and was booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail on suspicion of aggravated possession of a weapon, carrying a loaded weapon after a prior conviction of a violent crime, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon after a conviction of a violent crime and probation violation.

According to the sheriff’s office’s “Who’s in Custody” website, Wray appeared to still be in custody as of Saturday morning. Bail was set at $0.

Grover Beach police said they are also working with state parks to determine if Wray is the same person reported with a gun at a nearby state park earlier in the evening.