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SBSD - Colorado River Sheriffs Department
Monday August 2nd, 2021 :: 09:57 a.m. PDT

Advisory

Needles- Man arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm

DATE/TIME: August 1, 2021 10:21 PM

INCIDENT: Felon in Possession of Ammunition 

LOCATION: D Street / Downey Ave, Needles

SUSPECT(S): Martin Hughes,  42 years old male resident of Needles

VICTIM(S): State of California


SUMMARY: On August 1, 2021, at approximately 10:21 p.m., deputies from the Colorado River Station/ Needles Police Department conducted a traffic stop in the area of D Street and Downey Avenue in Needles for vehicle code violations.  

The driver, later identified as Martin Hughes, was driving without a license and was also on felony probation. During the investigation, deputies located live ammunition in the vehicle’s center console. Hughes was arrested for PC 30305(a)(1); Felon in Possession of Ammunition, a felony. He was booked into the Colorado River Station Jail on $35,000 bail and is awaiting a court date. 

Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact Deputy K. Sutton at (760) 326-9200. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the We-Tip Hotline at (877)78 CRIME (27463), or you may leave information at www.wetip.com

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Refer: Deputy K. Sutton

Station: Colorado River Station

Phone No. 760-326-9200

Case No. 102100391

SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

Address/Location
SBSD - Colorado River Sheriffs Department
1111 Bailey Ave
Needles, CA 92363

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