Suspected California serial killer’s criminal past emerges

Stockton Police chief Stanley McFadden speaks during a press conference on the arrest of suspect Wesley Brownlee (Clifford Oto/The Record/AP)

A man suspected of killing six men and wounding a woman in a series of shootings in northern California has a criminal history that includes traffic offences and convictions for drug crimes, authorities said.

Stockton police arrested Wesley Brownlee, 43, on Saturday after surveilling him as he drove through the streets of the city, armed with a handgun and possibly searching for another victim, police said.