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SBSD - Victorville Police Department
Thursday August 15th, 2024 :: 10:11 a.m. PDT

Advisory

Deputies Arrest Felon in Possession of a Firearm after Responding to a Suspicious Person Call

DATE/TIME: Thursday, August 15, 2024 / 2:07 A.M.   

INCIDENT: P.C. 25850(C)(6)- Carrying a Loaded Handgun, P.C. 29800(A)(1)- Felon in Possession of a Firearm, P.C. 30305(A)(1)- Person Prohibited from Owning Ammunition
 
LOCATION: 14100 block of Green Tree Blvd, Victorville 

SUSPECT(S): Carl James Lewis, 27-year-old Resident of Adelanto


SUMMARY: On Thursday, August 15, 2024, at approximately 2:07 a.m. deputies from the Victorville Police Department were dispatched to the Green Tree Inn for a suspicious male standing in the parking lot, yelling he was going to shoot someone.

Upon arrival, deputies located a subject who matched the description of the suspicious person in the Green Tree Inn parking lot. The subject, who was later identified as Carl James Lewis, fled on foot through the Golf course, leading deputies on a foot pursuit. Lewis was apprehended and taken into custody without incident. Deputies located a 9mm Smith and Wesson pistol on Lewis. Lewis is a convicted felon and prohibited from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition. 

Carl James Lewis was arrested and booked at High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto, for P.C. 25850(C)(6)- Carrying a Loaded Handgun, P.C. 29800(A)(1)- Felon in Possession of a Firearm, P.C. 30305(A)(1)- Person Prohibited from Owning Ammunition.

Anyone with information about this investigation is urged 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 M. Valencia

Station: Victorville

Phone No. (760) 241-2911

Case No. 172410268

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

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SBSD - Victorville Police Department
14200 Amargosa Rd
Victorville, CA 92392

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