Homeless Santa Ana man charged with possessing two guns and boxes of ammo

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2018

Case # 18CF0134

HOMELESS MAN LIVING ON SANTA ANA RIVER TRAIL IN ORANGE CHARGED WITH POSSESSING TWO FIREARMS AND MULTIPLE BOXES OF AMMUNITION INSIDE HIS TENT

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A homeless man living on the Santa Ana River Trail (SART) in Orange was charged yesterday with possessing two firearms and two boxes of ammunition.

Defendant: Jeffrey Richard Lundell, 47, Santa Ana

Charged yesterday with:

• Felony:
• (2) Possession of a firearm by a felon
  Possession of ammunition by a felon
• Misdemeanor
  • Possession of controlled substance paraphernalia
• Sentencing Enhancements
  • Prior strike convictions for residential burglary and assault with a deadly weapon in Texas in 2011
  • Not remaining free for a period of five years or more

Maximum Sentence: Eight years and eight months in state prison

Pre-trial hearing: Jan. 18, 2018, 8:30 a.m. at Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana

Circumstances of the Case

• At the time of the crimes, Lundell was on probation and living in a tent on the SART near the city of Orange.
• On Jan. 5, 2018, deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) Homeless Outreach Team who actively patrol the SART area due to the increased dangerousness in the encampments and to provide outreach services to the persons living on the SART contacted the defendant in his tent.
• Lundell is accused of possessing a backpack containing a .22 caliber magazine with seven rounds of ammunition and two boxes of ammunition: a box of 20 gauge shotgun ammunition and a box of .22 caliber ammunition.
• The defendant is further accused of possessing a black trash bag containing a .20 gauge shotgun and a .22 caliber rifle inside the tent.
• OCSD arrested Lundell at the scene.
• Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Denise Hernandez, Special Prosecutions Unit

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TONY RACKAUCKAS, District Attorney

Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff
Office: 714-347-8408
Cell: 714-292-2718

Michelle Van Der Linden,Spokesperson
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