DATE/TIME: February 9, 2022 / 9:32 a.m.
INCIDENT: Possession of a Controlled Substance while Armed, Possession of a Firearm
LOCATION: Railroad/ Abbey Lane, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Jose Barajas 25-year-old resident of Hesperia
Jorge Barajas 39-year-old transient of Muscoy
SUMMARY: On Wednesday, February 9, 2022, members of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Community Service and Reentry Division (CSRD) HOPE Team conducted a welfare check on two subjects sleeping in a vehicle in a remote area of Victorville.
While making contact with the driver, later identified as Jose Barajas, deputies found him in possession of a loaded rifle and a handgun. The passenger of the vehicle, later identified as Jorge Barajas, was also found in possession of a loaded firearm. After a search of the vehicle, over 300 grams of suspected methamphetamine was located.
Deputies from the Victorville City Station responded to the location and assisted the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s CSRD HOPE Team.
Jorge Barajas and Jose Barajas were arrested and booked into the High Desert Detention Center for HS11370.1(A)-Possession of a Controlled Substance while Armed, PC25850(C)(2)-Carrying a Stolen Loaded Firearm, PC29800(A)(1)-Felon in Possession of a Firearm and PC30305(A)(1)-Prohibited Person in Possession of Ammunition.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy E. Smith
Station: Victorville Police Department
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. 172201530
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
