SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California Highway Patrol said Friday that it has arrested a state employee who is accused of bringing a loaded gun to work at the secretary of state’s office.Security officers discovered a backpack with a loaded gun left in a men’s bathroom at the agency’s downtown Sacramento office on Monday, a state holiday, Officer Sean Kennedy said. CHP officers questioned Bryan Thurmond, 50, when he came to work the next day and arrested him on a misdemeanor charge of possessing of a firearm in a state building.Officials could not say whether Thurmond accidentally left a gun in his bag or planned to use it. The California Highway Patrol would not release the police report until it was reviewed by lawyers.The secretary of state’s office on Friday afternoon obtained a restraining order against Thurmond, who was released Thursday from the Sacramento County Jail.“When he came to work on Tuesday, it’s my understanding he went into that same restroom, but the bag was not there,” Chief Deputy Secretary of State Bill Mabie said.