Sat. Oct 12th, 2024

On March 31, 2023, a victim reported a road rage incident where the suspect brandished a firearm before fleeing the scene.

SAPD MET detectives conducted a follow-up investigation and identified the suspect involved.

With the assistance of the Assembly Bill 109 Task Force, Detectives served a search and arrest warrant at Costa Mesa and Santa Ana locations.

Ultimately, they recovered:

  • 14 Firearms
  • 13 Ghost Gun Frames
  • Firearms Manufacturing Equipment
  • Narcotics

The suspect was arrested and booked for criminal threats and weapon/narcotic violations.

Assembly Bill 109 established the California Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011 which allows for current non-violent, non-serious, and non-sex offenders, who after they are released from California State prison, are to be supervised at the local County level.

If you are convicted of one of about 500 felony crimes in California that are considered “non-serious, non-violent and non-sex-related,” you will be sentenced to county jail and/or non-custodial mandatory supervision (similar to probation), whereas before you could have been sentenced to California state prison.





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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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