Auburn woman 1 of 2 fugitives arrested following Nevada County traffic stop

Two individuals, one from Auburn, were arrested Thursday morning following a traffic stop on Rough and Ready Highway near Harvest Lane in Nevada County. The Nevada County Sheriff's Office reported the stop was conducted at 1:15 a.m. on a vehicle with expired registration and false tags. The driver, identified as Michael Joseph Gunter, 40, of Portland, Oregon, and the passenger, Laura Ashley Adams, 35, of Auburn were discovered to be wanted in Nevada on felony warrants. A search of the vehicle revealed numerous items of suspected stolen property, including mail and identification documents belonging to at least 15 people, 20 grams of meth and burglary tools, including shaved keys. The Sheriff's Office confirmed the investigation into the stolen property and mail is ongoing, with identification and contact of victims underway. Gunter and Adams were booked into the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility on charges of possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools, identity theft, transport and sale of meth, paraphernalia possession and their Nevada warrants. Gunter and Adams remain in custody with bail set at $58,500.