DATE/TIME: Sunday, March 27, 2022/ 8:34 p.m.
INCIDENT: Felon in Possession of a Firearm
LOCATION: 20000 block of Bear Valley Road, Apple Valley
SUSPECT(S): 1) Jason Leech, a 44-year-old resident of Apple Valley
2) Eddie Johnson, a 50-year-old resident of Apple Valley
SUMMARY: On Sunday, March 27, 2022, at approximately 8:34 p.m., Sergeant Marks with the Apple Valley Police Department checked several vehicles in a parking lot in the 20000 block of Bear Valley Road in the town of Apple Valley.
During a search of the vehicles, a large amount of suspected methamphetamine, marijuana, and two “ghost guns” (an unserialized gun assembled at home with individual parts or kits that can be sold without a background check) were confiscated. The drivers were identified as convicted felons Jason Leech and Eddie Johnson.
Leech was arrested and booked at the High Desert Detention Center for a felon in possession of a firearm and nine misdemeanor warrants. Johnson was arrested and booked at the High Desert Detention Center for a felon in possession of a firearm.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Sergeant Marks or Deputy Rex at the Apple Valley Police Department at (760) 240-7400 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 the information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Jackie Alban, Media Relations
Station: Apple Valley Police Department
Phone No. (760) 240-7400
Case No. 182201586
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
