DATE/TIME: August 14, 2022 / 3:54 p.m.
INCIDENT: Carrying a Loaded Handgun: Not the Owner
Carrying a Loaded Firearm in a Public Space
LOCATION: Area of C Street and Seventh Street, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Confidential 15-year-old male juvenile of Victorville
VICTIM(S): State of California
SUMMARY: On Sunday, August 14, 2022, at approximately 3:54 p.m., Deputy B. Moreland from the Victorville Police Department conducted a check on a pedestrian smoking marijuana in public at the corner of C Street and Seventh Street in Victorville.
Based on his investigation, Moreland determined the pedestrian was a juvenile and not of legal age to possess marijuana. The juvenile was detained without incident. A loaded 9mm Polymer handgun was in the juvenile’s backpack.
The juvenile was arrested and issued a citation for Carrying a Loaded Handgun: Not the Owner (FELONY) and Carrying a Loaded Firearm in a Public Space (FELONY). The juvenile’s mother was cited for Parental Accountability with a promise for the juvenile to appear in court.
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: Tricia Blake, Media Relations
Station: Victorville Police Department
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. 172209472
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
