- Thursday July 11th, 2019 :: 04:25 p.m. PDT
KCSO arrests man waving gun, possession of illegal weapon
On 7/11/2019, at about 1:17 a.m., deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a report of a male subject on foot in the 100 block of East Belle Avenue waving a firearm. When deputies arrived, they found 33- year-old Jesus Gomez intoxicated and near his car. In plain view, Deputies saw a handgun and ammunition resting on the front passenger’s seat of the vehicle.
During a search of Gomez’s vehicle, deputies located an AR-15 assault rifle, a 1911 style .45 caliber pistol, one loaded handgun magazine, one 40-round .45 caliber drum style magazine, three 30-round .223 magazines, and numerous rounds of ammunition.
Gomez was arrested and transported to the Central Receiving Facility on the following charges PC 647(F) Public Intoxication, PC 30605(A) Illegally Possess an Assault Weapon, PC 25850(A) Carry a Loaded Firearm in a Public Place, and PC 32310 Possession of a High Capacity Magazine. 2019-00110937
Address/Location
Kern County Sheriff's Office - Public Information Officer
1350 Norris Rd
Bakersfield, CA 93308
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